This Online Page Explores “The Darker Side Of Science”, And Here Are 50 Of Their Funniest Memes And Posts
It’s no secret that science has accelerated the progress of humanity. Without the curious minds that seek to explore our surroundings, we wouldn’t have the breakthroughs and discoveries that created the world we live in today. But while our fascination with biology, physics, chemistry, and other captivating fields shows no signs of fading, not every practice is worth celebrating.
Some scientific advancements shock us with their mysterious and uncanny nature. But if we take a deeper look, they can be plenty entertaining too! So let us introduce you to a Facebook group called 'The Darker Side Of Science.' This online community is all about discussing the lesser-known methods that may not sit so well today, and sharing some science-related laughs along the way. "Bad experiments, worse scientists, studies you wish to god you could unsee, and much, much more," the admins write in the description, providing space for the interestingly weird and equally hilarious.
Our science-loving team has gone through their feed and collected some of the geekiest memes and jokes to share with you all. Enjoy scrolling through this hilarious compilation and be sure to hit upvote on your favorite ones. Keep reading to also find our in-depth interview about our fascination with mysterious things with licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Jesse Matthews. And if you’re in the mood for some lighter scientific content, check out our previous publication filled with science memes right over here.
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Even though 'The Darker Side Of Science' group over on Facebook has only recently celebrated its first birthday, it has gained a strong foothold on the platform. More than 424k members swiftly share or eagerly wait for new shocking and humorous posts to grace their feeds. But the whopping number of people fascinated with bizarre scientific practices begs the question, why are we so engaged with uncanny things in life? Dr. Jesse Matthews, a licensed clinical psychologist based in Chester Springs, PA, explained that we humans are simply drawn to the dark and mysterious.
"We find human nature to be fascinating, particularly things we don’t understand like organized crime, cults, or conspiracies. And of course, this applies to things other than humans, like Bigfoot, aliens, ghosts, demon possession, or the Bermuda Triangle," he told Bored Panda.
The psychologist pointed out that anything that's challenging for us to understand seems to capture our interest. "This certainly explains the popularity of the true crime genre of TV, books, podcasts, and movies. This is a great outlet for many people to look at the darker side of life or to think about things we don’t easily understand," he added.
Yes "Kaylee", enjoy all your melted lead in the meantime tho.
Load More Replies...It's so funny how religious interpretation is always directed to suit the desired result. How about "the fire occurring at all is evidence that God doesn't exist."
Right? God's only powerful enough to save one cross in an entire cathedral full of crosses?
Load More Replies...Charcoal burns at 1100 C, up to 2200 C with air blowing through it (think forge). In this case I think the fire department got water on the wood before it converted to charcoal and bumped the heat up high enough to melt stuff.
Grady'sRaider is completely right. A small camp fire might burn around 600, but a large structure will easily get hot enough to melt gold. I think another thing that the OP didn't take into consideration is if God can save the altar, what stopped him from saving the rest of the church?
Load More Replies...Part of me wants to yell "Where is your god now!!!", but that would probably be rude.
She was too preoccupied to even observe that the walls are still standing.
I'm not arguing divine intervention for the gold cross, but the premise of this response is incorrect. Charcoal, which Timbers were confirmed to be turned into, burns at 1100C without increased airflow. Fire behavior in structures creates significant increase in airflow as heat vents, gases expand and the space is filled with replacing gases ( oxygen). Lastly, temps in portions of the cathedral fire were determined to be at 1400C, though not necessarily at the alter location. Science can be misused as much as religion. Former Firefighter.
Or the presence of indisputable evidence to the contrary.
Load More Replies...Yes! Saint Apollonia (lived in Alexandria early 3rd cent.) is the patron saint of orthodontists -- serving the God of the Gaps. Unless you mean the GAP clothing stores, in which it would be St. Margaret of Scotland (11th cent.)
Load More Replies...If you need this as "proof", then you don't have faith. A problem had, I think, by many people who claim to be religious. If you try to prove the existence of your god, you miss the point, entirely. And in such a pursuit, you are likely to grasp at anything to male yourself feel better. However, your faith should be your own, and shouldn't be dependent on what you can prove to other people, nor whether they believe, or are persuaded to believe. Your faith is yours alone, and that should be enough. Stop trying to tell other people how, and what, to think; their minds are their own.
And the nails were not through the palm of his hand. They would rip out with the weight of his body. Bones are too small and too fragile to hold weight in that manner. Nails were placed between the two long bones in his forearm ( ulna and radius) and just below the wrist joint. Don't know who started that belief or what artist decided it was maybe "prettier" or more aesthetically pleasing........??
Load More Replies...Like American politics, religion is based on the willingness of fools to accept a conclusion as proof of its supporting arguments. This is why sanity places the burden of proof on the believer, and demand require an impossible proof of nonexistence from the dissenter.
Plus of course the fact that such a large pieces is not pure gold, and that would sag under its own weight.
Gold needs a much higher tempter to burn. to bad as gold is not worth as much as wood, except to certain religions.
One of my pastors was talking once about how they knew a tree on their property wasn't stable, but before they could get it removed/cut down, we had a storm and it was really windy up their way. The night of the storm she was prayed that there would be no damage from the storm. The next morning the tree was down, but it had fallen in a way that it didn't smush anything. She was proud of blowing off people who tried to tell her the tree had fallen a certain way because of the direction of the wind, things like that. Her stance was, it was God, not science. I sat in my pew and thought, no it's both. God is a God of science.
The act of prayer is to beseech one deity or another to alter the laws of physics at your particular location, at your convenience, and in a specific way.
Load More Replies...Ummmm.... no. The cross is made of a fire retardent wood that is only covered in gold leaf. So the melting point of gold is moot.
Science IS God. Humankind created God to help explain the world around us. Science actually delivers.
The question is obviously ignorant, and the answer is equally ignorant. Although it's obvious that the fire didn't get got enough to melt the gold in that particular area of the building, structure fires routinely get hot enough to melt metals. They produce their own winds by which the fire gets hotter. Blacksmiths and smelters do it everyday.
I am not religious but for the sake of being technical; if God created everything he also created melting points and could have influenced humanity towards the use of metal, but assuming everything is made by him and we are in his image then perhaps we act similarly to something he would do
Do you realize the temperature in a fire of that size exceeds 1064° C? Plus the heat from the heated gas and don't forget the free stage burning temperature? Also I've been to numerous house fires where there were crosses and bibles that had ZERO damage. Unfortunately there were fatalities in some of those calls. People may not believe in a higher power, and I was one of those.
see, the person who was all like "gods perfect cross survived omfg" is most likely American, so they probably don't understand the highly intelligent metric system
And yet at the same time made churches pretty darn flammable?
Load More Replies...One reason we pay attention to the abnormal and seek to understand mysterious things is that we are hardwired to observe and try to make sense of our surroundings, Dr. Matthews said. "This is certainly true in our environment, as it is important to take notice of potential threats, even though survival isn’t something most people need to be concerned about."
"This explains anxiety, though, which relates to us worrying about potential threats or perceiving things as threatening that may not be," he continued. "Not everyone has an issue with anxiety, of course, but we all pay attention to our surroundings and make some effort to make sense of them. This may also apply to things we find to be mysterious, as we have an innate desire to want to understand." Dr. Matthews added that when it comes to rarer or less common things in life, our interest could jump to a whole new level.
Of course, life isn’t only black and white. What may seem dark and dangerous to one person could be totally captivating to another. We were curious to learn more about our tendency to label things to certain categories and see them as binary opposites. "It is 100% true that we should try not to see life in a simple, binary fashion," Dr. Matthews told us. "I would argue that seeing things this way is a large part of many of our problems today."
The psychologist stressed that life is full of gray areas, and we oversimplify things by seeing them as black and white. "Whether we’re talking about people, places, situations, or even ourselves, seeing the positives and the negatives helps us to see the fuller picture and gives us a better perspective than making quick and likely unfair judgments. Failing to see the gray in ourselves and our own lives is problematic and can lead to issues like perfectionism, unrealistic expectations, anxiety, or depression. In fact, helping people to think in less black and white terms is probably one of the main things I do as a therapist," he revealed.
Fun fact: italian bats don't sing "country roads", they in fact yell "MARCOOO!" to which their pray responds with "POLOOOO!".
"Seeing the gray areas can be helpful as well for helping us to deal with life," Dr. Matthews said. "This allows us to see the bigger picture and to have more information to go off of when making decisions, but can also help us to have a healthier perspective."
As an example, he mentioned that being able to see good things in difficult situations, as well as finding humor in the face of unfortunate problems can help us cope. "It’s also healthy and positive to be able to laugh at ourselves. It helps us to accept ourselves as imperfect and to take ourselves less seriously."
it just shows that George Clooney would do anything not to date women hiss own age :D
Really? It's so obviously a sandal. Made out of three penises.
The Facebook group in question is a perfect example of just how brightly light can shine in the darkness. The members of this community share opinions and participate in discussions about crooked scientists, dire experiments, and questionable studies and add a fun twist while they’re at it. And as we all know, laughter is the best medicine, and the best way to take is to chuckle at things we can easily relate to.
"Finding or seeking out humor is actually a great coping skill," Dr. Matthews added. "Whether it’s noticing or pointing out something funny about a current or past situation or whether it’s watching a funny TV show or movie, standup comedy, or funny videos or memes, I think it’s very healthy." The psychologist also mentioned that for many people, humor played a big part in helping them get through the pandemic and the political and social issues of the last few years.
When people are dealing with particular situations in their lives, Dr. Matthews always encourages them to think about different perspectives and look at these incidents in different ways. Moreover, he suggested that writing them out in a notebook or on your laptop helps people see them more clearly.
"For example, thinking about whether there is any humor to be found in the situation or anything positive. I might ask them to list three potential positives, or even just one if they’re hard to find. This can be a helpful exercise for seeing the gray areas more often, which is an important skill to have in life," he concluded.
Metal Dinosaurs playing tiny guitars with their tiny claws? Disney, I have a pitch to you :D
Why would he be killed anyways? Creature is in the yard minding his own business amd someone wants to brag they didn't kill it ? Such stupidity
Danger, Will Robinson! Our records indicate that your vehicle currently does not have a coverage plan!
We would bone ;D (we have done it before: remember the Neanderthals?)
I've always done the general maintenance and repairs on my own vehicles. Oil changes, new brakes, new water pump, starter, that type of stuff. But our cars were older and easier to work on, I still have my 1993 GMC truck for just THIS reason. We bought my wife a new car and I went to change the oil when it was time and literally had to look up on YouTube where the damn oil filter was. Spent 30 minutes under the car trying to find it. Ridiculous.
Interestingly the human politician secretes feces when they speak. However the crustaceans have been shown to both be more intelligent and classier than their human equivalent.
BP: "math was invented 500 BC." Kushim, who wrote his record transactions of barley 3200 BC:
you forgot the pyramide scheme at work even though no brick is involved except the one you throw at your lousy boss.
Had a ball reading these. Having science-smarts & a sense of humour is a great combo.
This post didn't deliver a single post about the darker side of science. Hardly even posts about science. 😐 I mean I liked many of them, but could BP just stop writing headlines of one topic and then fill the post with something completely different?
We have a pshycic fayre near us on a regular basis. I always wonder if one of them says to the others "How many people do you think we will get?"
Had a ball reading these. Having science-smarts & a sense of humour is a great combo.
This post didn't deliver a single post about the darker side of science. Hardly even posts about science. 😐 I mean I liked many of them, but could BP just stop writing headlines of one topic and then fill the post with something completely different?
We have a pshycic fayre near us on a regular basis. I always wonder if one of them says to the others "How many people do you think we will get?"