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[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 193 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] applebusch@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago

Human is endoskeleton optimized crab. Arthropod crab is exoskeleton optimized crab.

[–] bulwark@lemmy.world 122 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Speak for your self.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 100 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

anyone with extensive use of kitchen tongs has a primordial understanding of our clicky-clack fates

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 32 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's true. It's so satisfying to click those tongs, how can we NOT turn into crab?

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

reincarnation + carcinisation = clickyclackclack

[–] turnipjs@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

reincarcinisation (clickity clack, crusty comrade)

[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 80 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You say we're not crabs, but what do you call car culture and the main battle tank.

We're Hermit crabs!

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

We’re cosplaying as crabs. We are no crabs.

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 74 points 3 weeks ago

For reference, just in case you're actually a crab and have been living under a rock: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 63 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Meanwhile the crabs on earth: "yo wtf??"

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey when they can build radio antennas then they can talk to the aliens. Until then they can go play at the beach.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Throw radios in the ocean?

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There's no shortage of batteries to power them.

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Which crabs do we choose to represent us?

Snow crabs? King crabs? The voice actor for Mr Krabs?

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Who is "us"? You got a crab in your pocket?

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[–] GeorgimusPrime@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 15 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I just read the synopsis. Wtf did in just read?

[–] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's an excellent movie, I would recommend watching it, even if the synopsis is insane.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It is an excellent movie, especially if you go into watching it knowing it's a satire. I went in blind and was totally blindsided

[–] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Same, still loved it. The big reveal completely derailed my brain for a solid minute before I started cackling like a madman.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago

So I saw your comment, went to read the synopsis, and was nodding along like "Yeah, this good, what seemed weird?"...and then hit the line "Looking for the bathroom, Cash discovers a shackled half-horse, half-human hybrid who begs him for help."

...wtf?

Of course now I have to watch it

[–] expr@programming.dev 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A synopsis for a great fucking movie.

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[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 35 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Suddenly another voice breaks through the silence:

man fighting off crabs

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Mannimarco@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Nice try, you two, but us crabs ain't falling for your lobstroganda

edit: spelling of lobstroganda

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

lobstroganda

Wouldn't it be lobstraganda?

Or lasagna, I dunno. Just hurry up and become a crab already!?

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I had lobstraganda at first but amended to lobstroganda due to the quoted sources being lobstrosities.

Well, I wasn't 100% sure of how King had spelled it so I searched duck duck go for "ded-a-chek" and the Dark Tower Wiki entry for Lobstrosities topped the list. Sound out of deference to the source material: lobstroganda.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Oh "lobstrosities" for sure ~(become~ ~a~ ~crab)~

But I'm firm on the "lobstraganda" ~(I~ ~don't~ ~care~ ~just~ ~hurry~ ~up~ ~and~ ~become~ ~a~ ~crab~ ~already!~ - it just makes too much sense, for us ~~crabs~~ uh... gotta go, bye!

~life~ ~as~ ~a~ ~crab~ ~is~ ~awesome~ ~-~ ~are~ ~you~ ~really~ ~really~ ~sure~ ~that~ ~you~ ~don't~ ~want~ ~to~ ~join~ ~us~ ~today~ ~already?~

Edit: it took far too much effort to make every single word small like that, so I totally lost track of what I was doing. So replace "crab" with... whatever you want:-).

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 3 weeks ago

Now that's how a short story is written!

[–] immortal_crab@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 3 weeks ago
[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh god oh fuck someone out in the black taught them to read

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Learning an alien language is what computers and experts are for. It's not easy, but it should be doable. See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OpoWJbo7oM

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Crabs do evolve fairly often.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Let's remake StarTrek 4, The Voyage Home...but with crabs!

[–] TotalFat@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

That should be the title as well

[–] refalo@programming.dev 7 points 3 weeks ago

Alternate plot line for the movie Contact

[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

We have an over abundance of drawn butter.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

"Negative. We are trains."

[–] Feyd@programming.dev 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Negative. I am a meat popsicle.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 3 points 3 weeks ago

I know what you mean. But still...

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Not sure if disgusting or delicious.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago
[–] IronSightOS@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago
[–] TrenchcoatFullofBats@belfry.rip 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you want Prador? Because this is how you get Prador.

Note: You do not want Prador.

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