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But not today

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 13 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Eh.

This is how you know the universe wasn’t intelligently designed.

No one would pass up the opportunity to make it 69 earths inside Uranus.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 17 hours ago

It's 69 when Earth is flaccid

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 7 points 16 hours ago

Do not put planets in there. No flared base!!

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 37 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

69 if you stretch it a little

[–] zedgeist@lemmy.world 20 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 6 points 20 hours ago
[–] degen@midwest.social 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

This could create a singularity (depending on how loose the goose is). Don't do this.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

Uranus smoke. Don't breathe this.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 21 points 21 hours ago
[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 19 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

This was a question in a You Don’t Know Jack game, with the added “…64, if you relax.”

[–] SpicyTaint@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

I read that last part in the host's voice, lol.

[–] Una@europe.pub 12 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (4 children)

It is actually Ouranus, Soviet Union renamed it 50 years ago. Everyone seems to forget that.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 10 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

I thought it was Urectum, so named in 2620.

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago

At least it will have put that ridiculous joke to rest.

[–] derry@midwest.social 7 points 21 hours ago

Rectum? Damn near killed em

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

It was originally called George.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

It's named after the god, whose name is spelled Uranus in English.

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

It's just a communism joke, don't worry about it.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, the thought crossed my mind, but it's very similar to the Greek spelling (Ouranos), so I thought it might be serious.

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Now that's interesting. Didn't know the Greek had a different spelling.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

The Greeks were making communist jokes long before it was even a thing!

[–] gnutrino@programming.dev 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

It's named after the greek sky god though, while all the other planets are named after Roman gods. It should be Caelus.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

You're right, it's inconsistent. As far as I can tell, it's because the person who named it fucked up and used a Greek god name rather than Roman. To the delight of immature people (like me) everywhere.

[–] zedgeist@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

🛠️

Closest emoji that I could find to the hammer and sickle

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 4 points 18 hours ago

No, I refuse!

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 9 points 21 hours ago (3 children)
[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Singing bye, bye, Miss American Pie

[–] erictile@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Shoved some planets in my anus and so now I must die

[–] lessthanluigi 2 points 19 hours ago

I'll spill my heart for you!

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

That'll be the day all of us die

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 10 points 22 hours ago

Not today though

[–] cramola@sh.itjust.works 7 points 23 hours ago

No you won’t

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 6 points 22 hours ago

What a huge asshole

[–] Newsteinleo@infosec.pub 2 points 18 hours ago

People have an incredible capacity to lie to themselves

[–] MistressRemilia 3 points 20 hours ago

But not today 😌

[–] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

Slaps roof

You can fit over 63 of them inside King George.

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

Am 62. Laughed.

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

What a sad sad day that will be

[–] Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

I'm pretty sure I want it to be the last thing I read when I'm a hundred twenty.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 20 hours ago

32 Uranuses would fit inside Yomomanus

[–] FluidBeef@quokk.au 1 points 21 hours ago

r/unnecessaryreplies

[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world -1 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Yur a nus. Not “your anus”

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago

He said your anus