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.
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As an engineer I find this comment to be.... I mean its.... wait, let me start over.....
FYI not saying I am intelligent! I struggle with this. All the knowledge about something is in my head, it can make perfect sense to me and I understand it. But am incapable sometimes of getting the words out of my head and into coherent sentences, so I end up looking like someone who hasn’t got a clue what they are talking about and just mumble out some rubbish 🤪
Well, properly explaining things is a craft of its own, especially if the thing you want to explain requires a lot of prior knowledge and the common explanation involve a lot of specialized vocabulary. Replacing the vocabulary on your feet and mentioning all the necessary prior knowledge but nothing more to keep the confusion down is HARD. I like to explain complicated things in my head but that is the work of days of intensive thinking, I couldn't do it on the spot.
That's why not everyone is capable of teaching... passing knowledge is not something you automatically have just because you have the knowledge!
My father worked for NASA... could launch a rocket but couldn't figure out how to stop a VCR from blinking 12:00! LOL
We play classroom jeapordy. Nobody listens to me saying the right answer, it happens to be the one I thought of, and nobody still doesn’t listen to me. I’m also very shy and horrible at explaining why I’m correct.
This is me! I've given up trying to communicate what I know because it seems to always come out badly. LOL!
Well isn't that every single high-functioning autistic like me out here.
As a CAD designer I have to work with Engineers. I sometime have to ask the same question more than once.
I'm horrible at articulating any point just though I was stupid and smart at the same time 😂
I worked at a technical library on a Navy base. One of the reports looked like It was written by someone just starting to learn how to read. Short declarative sentences to the level of. We tested the missile. The missile worked. Here's the data.
Like the ones in the Alien franchise? Then yes I have met them. I have type AB- blood. That is Alien modified DNA.
Our last president was an engineer. A really clever man. He always had trouble expressing himself, something that the oposition always exploited.
Also, someone who’s very well informed in one area is not necessarily informed in others. Technical people can know a ton about their specialty and nothing about social skills or some other area of career focus. That doesn’t even address the case of the billionaires speaking about topics that have nothing to do with their actual area of expertise, throwing their money to push things in the direction they want, and people believing in them because of their “success” ... it’s extremely dangerous.
this is similar to there are people who are experts in the field but are horrible in teaching it to others. of course this exists. those are two different skills
Well... engineers seem to be stupid, but when the other side does not have a basic understanding of anything... then trying to explain something ends up like talking to a toddler...
Oh so very accurate. I know an aerospace engineer who writes documents like an 8th grader.
I lived with a girl in college who had a Phi Beta Kappa key. She could not boil water without burning it. You cannot eat awards.
I do this a lot myself, and it's often for some inane thing too.
l am vary adjucated butt articullating is litle bit dificcult for me
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.
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!
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.
Neil deGrassi Tyson does great docos. The David Attenborough of space (astrophysics).
“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."
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.
I was supposed to memorize it in HS, but I figured out that failing the class wouldn't prevent me from graduating. Problem solved.
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!!!!
yes, which you then delete or move to a foot note ( and then delete) in subsequent revisions
Don't undercut geologists. They largely determine where nuclear waste can be stored. Kinda a big job.
Yeah, why give it away? Time travel is possible, but people aren't that stupid to show it is possible...
real knowledge is knowing where to find and how to apply information
Well...Thats one way to move the subject on to biological reproduction.
For everyone that does not understand this meme, let me explain.....
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.
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*.
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.
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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Some make me feel smart, some make me feel uneducated. Considering I've been awake for 21 hours on 3 hours of sleep, not too shabby.
Get some sleep, Kristal. 😴 I hope that you wake up refreshed!
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Some make me feel smart, some make me feel uneducated. Considering I've been awake for 21 hours on 3 hours of sleep, not too shabby.
Get some sleep, Kristal. 😴 I hope that you wake up refreshed!
Load More Replies...From this day forward, I will no longer give trees so much credit for oxygen.
Trees are badass at carbon fixation though.
Load More Replies...One of the best post... Brought back memories of my studies days..
Load More Replies...I want to give a special thank you to algae. THANK YOU!!!