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[–] RustyNova@lemmy.world 103 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Please curse me with knowledge. I'm ready

[–] manucode@infosec.pub 150 points 10 months ago (5 children)
[–] norimee@lemmy.world 70 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Oh... wow...ehm...how do I unsee this article?

[–] peto@lemm.ee 87 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You knew it was cursed knowledge when you clicked on it. Caveat Lemmor

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago

The existence of the lucky 10000 implies the existence of the unlucky 10000

[–] CertifiedBlackGuy@lemmy.world 39 points 10 months ago (1 children)

WHAT IS LEARNED CAN NEVER BE UNLEARNED.

THIS IS YOUR CURSE FOR USING THE FIRE PROMETHEUS STOLE FROM THE GODS.

[–] dvlsg@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago

Idk, I forget shit all the time.

Unfortunately, I usually forget the useful shit I need to remember, not "haha duck corkscrew dick".

[–] RustyNova@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Was an interesting read. Thanks.

[–] Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

That article reminded me of that politician who said women's bodies would prevent pregnancy from rape. Clearly he had so little contact with women he confused them with ducks.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 6 points 10 months ago

Cockscrew penises*

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[–] hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Um. Let's say, if you decided to google for duck's penis, you'd be in for a surprise.

[–] Rexelpitlum@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl 4 points 10 months ago

Thanks. That swimming squid penis was news to me.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 84 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That is the wrong facial expression. That man would be laughing his ASS off. Like ribs hurting, can't breath laughing.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Maybe he or someone he loves was molested by a duck. It's been known to happen.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 75 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Who the hell has a counter-clockwise corkscrew!?

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Coriolis Effect. Must be a Southern Hemisphere corkscrew.

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Those cursed left handeds. We should burn them at the stake.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Good catch! I had to stare at it for a minute picturing myself spinning it into a cork and it does feel like it goes the wrong way. (Not righty righty).

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 36 points 10 months ago (1 children)

they're pretty common here, you can get one at your local leftorium

[–] Michal@programming.dev 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Last I checked they had none left...

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Michal@programming.dev 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Did you feel left out not getting one?

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 10 months ago

You could always right the situation.

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[–] packadal@beehaw.org 7 points 10 months ago

Left handed people

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 49 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You need these now on account of wine bottles evolving that maze-like cork.

[–] Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world 44 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The Curse of Knowledge actually relates to educated people trying to communicate with people under the assumption that everyone knows as much as they do, forgetting that the average person might not be as educated

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 38 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I actually try to talk to folks to the level of their knowledge. I had a debate with some coworkers about vaccines. I explained to them that it's safe, thousands of studies proved they are, I also mentioned vaccines are produced just like any medicine. And yet people take paracetamol willy nilly without question but somehow treat vaccines differently; even though overusing paracetamol could lead to hearing loss as happened to my dad.

However, I admit that what got me is the mRNA vaccine technology when a colleague said there has been no human trial of it before. The technology has actually been developed for over 40 years but with strong proof of concept. But I find it hard to explain that to laypeople.

[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, we all know that. ;-)

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

But the stupid uncursed pleb doesn't know that.

I say curse him!
It's for their good, and for the good of human kind.

But boy do some people have high curse resistance.
Over 100%.
Literally impossible to educate (which is the first part of the cursing process).

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

" Babe, you make me so hard I can literally unscrew a bottle's tap with it"

duck-1213776181(1)

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 20 points 10 months ago

Ok, but like... Everyone down the chain gets the joke, I don't know what the problem is. Open your wine with the penis thing

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 18 points 10 months ago

That wine opener was purchased deliberately.

[–] geogle@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Try being a geoscientist.... So, so many blurry photos of rocks folks' kids find in the backyard

[–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 15 points 10 months ago

Hey what kind of tree is this?

Potato-quality photo of tree from 150 ft away

These people always manage to take immaculate, professional photos of their damn food or their damn kids but somehow revert to monkey when it's time to photograph a plant

[–] zurohki@aussie.zone 12 points 10 months ago

If you show a geoscientist a picture of a rock, does he still lick it?

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 6 points 10 months ago

Various shades of dirt and plants here.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

"wine opener" alone sets the education level

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wait what's the joke, I'm not an ornithologist

[–] TeoTwawki@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

It's a cork screw eh?

[–] Korbs@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

I hate that I know this too

[–] CrookedSerpent@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago
[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

OH. I scrolled past this post like 4 times before I got it. Lesson for the other ducks on viagra, follow the directions on the label or you'll end up like this guy.

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