this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2025
1255 points (98.9% liked)

Science Memes

17162 readers
3198 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.



Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

coulda said trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion and saved us a little time

[–] affiliate@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

we still have 120 trillion years left. we can spare the time for a few extra words

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

No! We must be absolutely positively as terse and brief as possible. Concision is the watchword, my friends.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago
[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 days ago

Why use lot words...?

[–] Zamboni_Driver@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No no, it will be over just like a second! Blink for 120 trillion years and you'll miss it.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago

Comparison is truly the thief of joy. Of course, once we know how long the slow fade of an empty universe will last, the first thing we most do is make 120 trillion years of insane, glorious, beautiful existence seem inadequate.