How is this a science meme?

To be clear, this glassware isn’t for the lab worker, it’s for chiral molecules that are left-handed or right-handed. As explained by famous chemist Walter White. /s

Thanks I hate it. Nope nope nope.

IRS doesn’t care when you buy gold, only when you sell it. At that point, it’s treated like capital gains on any other investment.

Strictly speaking, you are correct. The key assumption for my statement above is that both objects are black-body radiators.

In practical terms, it still ain’t happening when the light source is a bunch of fireflies.

Aside: Lasers are a really weird case. The population inversion required for stimulated emission is basically the opposite of a classic thermal equilibrium. By some definitions, they are so hot their “temperature” wraps around to negative (i.e., less than zero Kelvin). That factoid took me a while to wrap my head around.

Unfortunately, this idea isn’t going to work.

Lenses and mirrors can’t focus a diffuse source to a sharp point. They are also reciprocal; any light that can move one way through an optical system can also move the other way. As a result, you can’t use a lens or mirror to heat something beyond the temperature of the light source. The net flow of energy is always from the hot thing to the cold thing.

For the sun, that limit is almost 6000K, so you can do some damage. For fireflies, not so much.

Good meme, but how is this science?

Orcas (so called “killer whales”) aren’t whales at all, they’re actually dolphins.

There’s a Souls-like video game with this premise.

How is this a science meme?

This 100%. Only a hobbit would bring their favorite cast iron frying pan on a transcontinental hike into hostile territory.

This isn’t funny, this is just the sad state of software these days.

Good advice, but is this a meme?

There’s a song about this. (Different ancient creature, but the principle is the same.)

ELI5: How is this a science meme?

That’s weird, the watermark says, “I have altered the deal. Pray I do not alter it further.”

The monologue is a quote from Deus Ex, talking about one of these electronic gizmos.

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Joke’s on them, tears are too salty to provide hydration.

We all know the real reason: THIS IS MY BOOK, AND THEY’LL WALK IF I TELL THEM TO.