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[–] the_q@lemm.ee 50 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Further proof that if you're cute enough you can get anything you want.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 53 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I have one cat and a doggy door so it can go in and out as it pleases. A stray cat figured out it could use the doggy door.

I have two cats.

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[–] Bamboodpanda@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

I hated cats. Then a cat decided he lived in my house. He changed my life. Now I have another trash cat living with me and I love them both so much.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 6 points 6 days ago

I also love them so much 😻

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Same thing happened to me ..Luci is the worst, he climbs on my chest and greets me as soon as I'm up ..then he hunts me all day.

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 32 points 6 days ago (1 children)

My favourite origin myth for human over-civilization is we're the science project of cats. They saw our ancestors tossing their own feces at each other, and thought, I wonder...

[–] _____@lemm.ee 25 points 6 days ago

actually what they say is "I live here meow"

[–] Emmie@lemm.ee 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

I can’t tell if I hate cats or love cats but they are never neutral. In fact there is a wild one in my house right now

I don’t even know why is he in my house or how it happened but at this point I think we tolerate each other pretty good. He gets the hose sometimes, I get his piss hose on the floor sometimes. He gets the snacks, I get the purr and fluffiness. I guess I can live with this chaotic balance.

I guess for someone who likes to control things cats could be a nightmare as they will never be some obedient pets but that may tell more about the owner than the cat.

Kinda sucks that my floor and sofa is ruined tho, it’s like a mini tiger, wildlife in your house. I guess this is the pleasures of completely feral cats. It’s possible that with this experience I could take on some caracal or serval. Of course I am not crazy nor I approve to do this but I have a glimpse of what mindset and work it would take

The Cat is also a menace that cannot stand sight of any other cat and goes straight for the throat. Little fluffy psycho, quite lovely

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

will never be some obedient pet

I find it odd that people think that. Mine are all incredibly well-behaved. I mean, I invested time in training them but it wasn't anything out of the ordinary. I think the secret is being consistent and correcting the behavior as it's happening. They're smart enough to know when they're doing something wrong. Oh, they know! Lol

[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I love cats, but I also love my plants, and despise the odor of a used litter box. Therefore, I cannot have cats. It sucks.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Might be obvious, but have you ruled out infection? Sometimes cats pee in places they shouldn't if they have a UTI.

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[–] nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't work on me, I just shoo them away. Gotta evolve harder if they wanna try manipulating me.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 5 days ago

😾 hissss

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

For some reason I have the sudden urge to built a carpeted tower...

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Cat meowing is the main reason why I redeveloped my echolalia. Yes, I meow back at cats.

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

You can have deep conversations with siameses. Those dudes are super smart

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago

I've been witness to the great cat distribution system.

Our current cat has moved house with us twice. The first house at lived at, we were on the ground floor of the place and this furball just waltzed in and took over. Much to the dismay of the cat we already had.

The preexisting cat was similar. She would hang out at a bus stop that my SO would frequent to get to work, didn't take long before she followed my SO home. She was a shit, but she was cute enough to get away with it. Rest in peace Zora.

Anyways, I would submit that the only reason we haven't had more cats distributed to us is that we lived on the fifth floor of an apartment for a long while. We recently moved into a house so that might change.

[–] drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

They can also hop on your dad's chest while he is sleeping so he can wake up thinking he is having a heart attack

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