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I’ll put it bluntly—without science, life would be extremely boring. At least for me. There’s hardly anything that can compare to the rush of joy and the butterflies fluttering in your stomach when you stumble across a piece of news about some huge scientific advancements.

From new medicines that will greatly improve the quality of our lives to leaps in tech that are making regular space travel and the colonization of other planets merely questions of ‘when,’ not ‘if.’ And don’t even get me started on quantum physics which is so close to magic, I’m glancing out the window, waiting for my invitation to study at Hogwarts.

I’m not the only one in love with science, though! Frankly, I’m glad that’s the case because when it comes to science and learning—the more, the merrier. There are plenty of online communities that mix science with humor and one of them is the ‘Science Memes’ subreddit that’s dedicated to sharing and creating memes about science.

Check out the very best science memes that Bored Panda has collected from all over the web, including about r/sciencememes, and upvote the geekiest and funniest ones.

#1

Science meme humorously illustrating the long process of scientific research versus online skepticism.

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Jo Johannsen
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So sad that science seems to be a dirty word to far too many people.

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    You don’t have to have a degree in biology, chemistry, physics, etc. to be a science geek. Similarly, just because you have a degree in science doesn’t automatically mean that this is it, there’s no turning back, you’ll have to work as a scientist until the end of your days.

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    Loving science is more about the curiosity inherent in human beings than choosing from a narrow list of undergraduate degrees. If you’ve got the spark to learn new things, test out your theories, and a willingness to be open-minded and proven wrong, then in my eyes, you’re a scientist. Degree or no degree!

    #5

    Character with a double lightsaber illustrating radius vs diameter in clever science meme.

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    Eva the Egg
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hahaha I think I'll remember it now

    Bender Bending Rodríguez
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have had got A+++ if teachers taught like this.

    Sorican
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would have been too busy nerd-raging about how ridiculous a two-sided lightsaber would be. Like all Quigon had to do, in the first fight, was turn on the second blade(force poke that switch,) and Maul would have Mauled himself.

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    denzoren
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad he was left with only half of his cross-sectional area. Too soon?

    Sorican
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, go watch SW:TCW and SW:Rebels. :)

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    Lavi Berko
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    thats a bit more than radius.

    Maple Chan
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    good way to visual this :D But problem: It's not which is which- the problem lies: Which episode was this from? Wait- what was the question?

    Sandy Kavanaugh
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And don't forget circumference. She's always left out!

    Andrea Marcus
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Radius I looked it up pretty simple with diagram of a circle with a centre and from Center to perimeter is radius from perimeter to other perimeter in straight line through Center that’s diameter would have been nice if Luke had a circle

    Andrea Marcus
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You think you have an issue I still don’t get it😝

    Whisper
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The best way to teach Star Wars fans

    AzKhaleesi
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    where in the heck was this meme when I was in school?????

    Norah Reilly
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Excellent visual aid.

    Inkblot Butterfly
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yess why is it so hard? i learned this in 4th grade

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    #6

    Clever science meme featuring Marie Curie and a humorous dialogue about context between dollars and Nobel Prizes.

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    Earlier, I actually had a chat about the wide gap between what people majored in and what career path they chose with voice actor André White, who has worked with the History Channel and The Smithsonian, among others.

    According to him, we don’t have everything figured out by the time that we graduate from college. Instead, we should embrace that uncertainty and use our 20s to try new things and discover new passions.

    “If you are 18 and you feel lost and not sure of what your next move should be, GOOD. No one should have it all figured out at that age. And the same goes for a 25-year-old or a 35-year-old. Don't feel like you HAVE to do what society tells you to,” André told Bored Panda in an earlier interview that we should learn to think and decide for ourselves. In short, we have to be bolder, more courageous.

    #7

    Man in a suit with humorous science meme text overlay in a cosmic background.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neil deGrassi Tyson does great docos. The David Attenborough of space (astrophysics).

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    #8

    Clever science meme highlighting the often-overlooked role of fungi with humorous text overlay on a cat and dog image.

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    #9

    Clever science meme with edited research paper title adding humor to scientific content.

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    Kamelion
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you realize you can do this with basically anything

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    “Go to a community college, go to an HBCU, start a business, find your passion because your passion is what's going to make those tough days a little less tough. What makes you smile ear to ear? Do that! Life is way too short to look back in 30 years and regret anything," André said.

    “People feel like a college degree is how you get respect. College is still being pushed as a safety net when in reality going to a trade school, community college, or pursuing the path of an entrepreneur can be just as rewarding. I wish that we would teach our kids that there are so many other options and that if college is what they want to do, then fine but don't ever box yourself in."

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    #11

    Humorous science meme highlighting algae's oxygen production versus credited trees.

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    Dynein
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still waiting for algae to be used for the production of renewable fuels. Forget electric cars, I want old-fashioned only slightly adjusted cars that run on bio-fuels made from microscopic algae!

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    #12

    Clever science meme showing a humorous temperature conversion guide for Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin.

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    But whatever path you find yourself on, remember that a lot of us have one thing in common—our love of memes. So keep your inner scientist alive and fed with some educational memes, no matter what degree you have and what your current job is. 

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    #13

    Science meme with Mendeleev joke on periodic table memorization, featuring a man standing with hands on hips.

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    Luther von Wolfen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was supposed to memorize it in HS, but I figured out that failing the class wouldn't prevent me from graduating. Problem solved.

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    #15

    Pie chart science meme about majoring in physics shows math difficulty and ruined action movies as reasons.

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    Laura Mende (Human)
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom don't need a major in physics. She brings ALL the wrong stuff in the films up. Gravity, explosions, "This guy should be dead after that". SOOO FRUSTRATING!!!!

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    #16

    Science meme humorously depicting a catalyst's role with reactants and products in a relationship scenario.

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    Carmen Sandiego
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WHY DID NO ONE SHOW ME THIS BEFORE I LOVE IT!

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    #18

    Science meme illustrating the humorous reality of research with a tweet about reading papers for minimal references.

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    Samantha Lomb
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes, which you then delete or move to a foot note ( and then delete) in subsequent revisions

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    #19

    Man reacting to confusion between loving astronomy and zodiac signs; clever science meme humor.

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    #20

    Clever science meme contrasting chemists, physicists, and geologists with a humorous boulder comment.

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    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't undercut geologists. They largely determine where nuclear waste can be stored. Kinda a big job.

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    #22

    Cartoon of Pythagoras walking diagonally across a grass field, while others watch in a line.

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    #23

    Clever science meme comparing modern power couples to Marie and Pierre Curie as the real power couple.

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    #25

    Clever science meme about Stephen Hawking's time traveler party with humorous first rule of time travel reference.

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    Laura Mende (Human)
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, why give it away? Time travel is possible, but people aren't that stupid to show it is possible...

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    #26

    Clever science meme featuring a strong dandelion growing on concrete and a weak rose struggling with soil pH.

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    Eva the Egg
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Concrete mm confortable" "Is this tap water? Becuase I'm allergic"

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    #27

    Science meme humor: Joby admits needing to look up the sphere volume equation despite holding a physics PhD and working at NASA.

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    Samantha Lomb
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    real knowledge is knowing where to find and how to apply information

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    #28

    Penguin meme humorously illustrates science concept with electron behaving unpredictably under observation.

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    N G
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone's translated "noot!"

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    #29

    Woman facepalming, regretting a verbal slip in a science class, blending clever humor with knowledge.

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    Chucky Cheezburger
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well...Thats one way to move the subject on to biological reproduction.

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    #31

    Clever science meme showing a humorous take on filling voids with food, featuring blood vessels filled with macaroni.

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    Mazer
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    virtual hugs for those whose understanding just hit home with this

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    #32

    A clever science meme blending humor with knowledge, featuring a man outside with the text "I'm something of a scientist myself."

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    Hermien Greeff
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For everyone that does not understand this meme, let me explain.....

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    #33

    Clever science meme comparing robust bacteria in nature to fragile bacteria in the lab with humor.

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    Leo Domitrix
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this is why "laboratory results show..." is not necessarily a big reliable indicator for how things act in real life. Mice, bacteria, whatever.

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    #35

    Cartoon brain battling a virus, humorously causing organs to panic over a fever, illustrating clever science memes.

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    Dynein
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is wrong. Fever doesn't work on viruses because they largely rely on the molecular machinery of the human host cell. It works does for bacteria, however, which have their on molecular machinery that, for bacteria adapted to humans, works best at 37°C.

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    #36

    Cartoon of "Saint Schrodinger" explaining a science meme about Jesus being alive and dead with a closed tomb.

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    Leo Domitrix
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He meant that as a poke at the whole.... y'know, never mind. Whatever. I'm with Terry Pratchett. The cat has three states: Alive, dead, and bloody furious.

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    #37

    Three Spider-Men pointing at each other with faces representing Mercury: the planet, element, and a famous singer.

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    Daria B
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here comes a new challenger: Sailor Mercury!

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    #38

    Clever science meme of a student wearing a plant in a helmet, humorously addressing Mars colonization.

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    Falcon
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    now I'm curious, how many plants on top of your head would it take to make it work. 🤔

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    #40

    Drake meme humorously explaining wormholes with equations and a simple drawing.

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    Dynein
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For those who DON'T know this: Draw 2 dots on a flat sheet of paper, connect them via the shortest distance. That is 2d. Bend the paper - now the shortest distance is *out of the paper through 3d space*. To 2d beings living in the paper, the straight line still looks like the shortest distance, but we in 3d space can see that this is not the case. Now add one dimension to everything: 2 dots in straight 3d space, shortest distance is the straight line connecting them. 2 dots in a 3d space *that is bend within the 4th dimension*, shortest distance is *out of the 3d space into the 4th (spatial) dimension then back in*.

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    #41

    Clever science meme about the moon's diameter humorously conveys a mistake.

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    Fred Van Der Zee
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In metric, decimal comma and with point as thousands separator... Circumference of the moon's orbit is 2.413.402 km. 1 degree of that circumference is 6704 km, so if you miss you're about 0,5 degree off. Since both the moon and earth are moving as well, missing it is actually very likely.

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    #45

    Science meme humorously analyzing plant-based mushroom leather shoes.

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    Marianne
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It sits so wrong with me when people call mushrooms plants.

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    #46

    Three men humorously representing science concepts: states of matter, plasma, and Bose-Einstein condensates, in a Christmas setting.

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    𝖊𝖆
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was me in Year 2 going ‘what about electricity?’ - not that I was being a smart ass, my brain couldn’t comprehend how electricity fit into that model of three and had to ask. Cos if a question pops into my head I HAVE to ask it no matter how stupid or annoying I will sound. It’s compulsive and annoying and I kinda hate myself cos of it

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    #50

    Clever science meme with a crowd clustered on one side of blue stadium seats, humorously captioned with electron configuration.

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    Andy Acceber
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay smart pandas. Will someone explain this one to me, please?

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    #51

    Whats The *matter* With That?

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    Random Person
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cobb, we're three layers deep now.

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    #52

    No I Did Not Make This

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    #53

    Approximating Be Like

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    #54

    That's Very Annoying

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    #62

    Unfortunately A True Story

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    #63

    Data Analysis

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    Neil Bidle
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When Europe wanted the UK to change from 240V to 230V, we just increased our "error" from 5% to 10%

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    #65

    I Feel Sad!!

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    Bored Birgit
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't worry, love you so much, little blue green algae!

    #66

    Who Will Win?

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    #69

    Function!

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    👀

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    Nathan Pogorzala
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As they should. Just think how cool it would be to see a rock that was formed during the early earth where water first came in contact with the broiling lava earth or during a tectonic turnover. That is badass. I listened to this geologist at the Grand Canyon and he told us why they knew that the rocks at the bottom of the canyon were once covered in a 6 mile high mountain which then eroded down to where it is today and they show you the evidence to that. Pretty damn cool if you ask me, which you didn't.

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    #72

    T Pairs With A.

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    #73

    How Studying For Exams In My First Semester Of Grad School Is Going

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    #74

    Solves All Your Problems

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    #75

    Well, It's A Complex Relationship

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    #76

    Where Did It Bring You, Back To Me.

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    #77

    How The Turns Have Tabled

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    Marianne
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, but look at the life expectancy of chemists now and then!

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    #78

    Chememestery

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    Dagnirath
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is backwards. Graphite's bonds are very strong in the layers, it's just between them that isn't. Diamond's crystal structure, on the other hand, is unstable and decomposes into graphite. It just happens infinitesimally slowly at average temperatures.

    #79

    It's A Sign I Should Take A Break And Watch Some Anime

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    #80

    Do Not Blink!

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    4 years ago

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    is that supposed to be Trudeau? Because if it is, he certainly does not understand step 2. Or probably even step 1.

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    #82

    Maybe I Am Inert Gas :(

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    #84

    Could Throw In 1 Cm3 Too.

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    Laura Mende (Human)
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had an apprentice in the company. He was asked how much 1 liter of water weighs. Without a joke, he said "If I put it on the scales, it flows away, no idea how much it weighs" He didn't stay long ... 🙃

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    #86

    Titles Are Hard

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    Ploploplop
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those don't seem very functional.

    #87

    Lord Carbon

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    Gabriel
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Zinc is cheap in contrast with the other elements in the green section

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    #88

    Graphite Is Dope

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    #89

    Haha Universe Go Critical

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    Reynard
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is incorrect. Scientists don't claim that before the 'Big Bang', there was nothing. It's that known physics is incapable of describing what happened before the singularity. Essentially, we simply don't know what existed befor that.

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    #90

    Bad People Everywhere

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    MrOwlAteMyMetalWorm.
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This bad boy is too toxic for us.If this was written anywhere near me I'd run away.

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