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[–] RattlerSix 72 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago

His brother was probably being kind too. He probably said the 1940s equivalent of "Well fuck me sideways, I can't believe that shit actually worked!"

[–] CodexArcanum 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Similar to programming.

stares at monitor

scrolls mouse wheel

fuck, cocking shit, unbelievable

scrolls mouse

what moron wrote this?

ctrl+f, typing

oh. fucking imbecile, dunce, fuckballs, ass

types 3 letters, hits "run"

ah fixed! another shining golden piece of God's own perfect code completed!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Collaboration: "Fuck.... Let's slap some duct tape on this and never speak of it again."

[–] dogsnest 20 points 2 months ago

"I don't have to comment this; it's obvious why I did that..."
--me

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

what moron wrote this?

*runs* git blame

It was bloody me!

[–] dogsnest 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Only a few hundred times, but I've learned my lesson...!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

but I’ve learned my lesson

To use git blame before calling out the moronity, or to not use git ?

[–] dogsnest 2 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (1 children)

When there’s finally a positive result: “Impossible! What did I do wrong?”

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

In the same vein, "Holy shit, that WORKED?"

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Most Exciting Phrase in Science Is Not ‘Eureka!’ But ‘That’s Odd!’

[–] FuglyDuck 9 points 2 months ago

“Huh.”, too

[–] The_v 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

When I worked in research our lab staff spoke 10 different languages.

After a couple of years, everyone swore fluently in 10 languages.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

That only needs a couple of nights at the pub, I'd think.

[–] Rolando 17 points 2 months ago

"Wait... THAT'S all the data we have?!?" (for data-driven experiments)

"We couldn't get any more subjects?" (for human subject experiments)

"Is it statistically significant?"

"FML this isn't publishable, is it?"

[–] Droggelbecher 14 points 2 months ago

Mine is: fuck it, I'm going into industry. And then I don't.

[–] bazzett 13 points 2 months ago

I always liked what Charles Darwin wrote to J. D. Hooker in 1853:

After describing a set of forms, as distinct species, tearing up my M.S., & making them one species; tearing that up & making them separate, & then making them one again (which has happened to me) I have gnashed my teeth, cursed species, & asked what sin I had committed to be so punished [...]

It describes perfectly the feelings of a biologist while doing taxonomy work.

[–] ChronosTriggerWarning 9 points 2 months ago

MY personal favorite:

"Oh! Fuck me, Christ!"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Sometimes telling errors (and things I drop on the floor) to "go fuck yourself" is the most social interaction I have between stand-up and EOD.

[–] Dicska 4 points 2 months ago

The bottom left is in arse-ON mode.

[–] model_tar_gz 4 points 2 months ago

Fucking work for once you piece of fuck. Fuck this day. Fuck this shit. Fuck this degree. Fuck.

[–] Kyle_The_G 3 points 2 months ago

I'm in histo/path and I feel like gordon Ramsey sometimes. HOW DARE YOU SERVE ME THIS SAMPLE, ITS RAW!!! (under/not fixed or processed or decalcified properly)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago