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[–] will_a113@lemmy.ml 43 points 6 months ago (2 children)

"Aerospace chocolatiers" would be a great name for an experimental, new-age music troupe.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

"I'm going to see Alan Parsons Project and Aerospace Chocolatiers are headlining!"

Yup checks out, could be items in an IKEA or Urban Outfitters catalog or band names.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 8 points 6 months ago

Or a flok of pooping birds.

[–] xtr0n@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Are we sure that this isn’t a giant space Jiffy Pop?

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Now that would be a Real Genius launch.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm suddenly very curious to know what a popcorn air-popper would do in microgravity.

[–] psud@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I feel they would blow un-popped maize everywhere

It looks like Veruca Salt about the make a mess of it.

[–] MrGeekman@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

🎶We do what we must because we can🎶

🎶For the good of all of us. Except the ones who are dead.🎶

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Because it's there.

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 6 points 6 months ago

This is what our taxpayers money should be used for!

[–] 2deck@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

This was the moment. This was it. We had a chance up until now.

[–] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 6 months ago

since sacrifices aren't allowed anymore new ways to calm the Sun had to be discovered

[–] sajran@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago

In case anyone is curious (like I was) what the "gold foil wrap" actually is, here you go:

Multi-layer Insulation, or simply MLI, is a type of high-performance insulator that uses multiple radiation-heat transfer barriers to restrict the flow of (heat) energy. In simple terms, it’s a form of thermal insulation made of multiple layers of thin sheets that is used to cover spacecraft and other space equipment in order to reduce heat loss by way of thermal radiation.

Full article

This is really interesting and I would probably never read it if not for this post. Thanks!

[–] leanleft@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They may have already thought of this..
Wont it melt in the atmosphere? ☄️😲🤯

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

That's the point. The outer layers ablate off, keeping the core cool.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Their plans shall be foiled!

[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca -4 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Children are starving within a 5 mile radius of this vanity project.

[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You do realize they aren’t really sending a giant ball of shitty chocolate into space, yeah?

[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

Says who?

Yeah, I do. I just was trying to be funny. I failed.

[–] tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

I thougjt it was funny. Oh well.

[–] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

And that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make