this post was submitted on 29 May 2025
596 points (98.1% liked)

Science Memes

14924 readers
1168 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.



Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I want one of those (in the Antarctic/Poles though)

So huggable!

[–] AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 54 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Good that they provided both the Emperor penguin and human penguin for scale.

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

Wenk wenk wenk!

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Based on that description, that dude on the left is a tall fella.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago

1m90ish is 7cm taller than the average Dutch male.

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 week ago

Including large boots, hat, and hood. And also fairly tall.

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Trump would say it was him but he was even bigger than mega penguin and more handsome. Also love how guy is out there in his timbs

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Make Antarctica Great Again

[–] Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Another one for you. there are no extant true penguins. What we see now are covergently evolved flightless birds. True penguins went extinct.

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk

The great auk (Pinguinus impennis), also known as the penguin or garefowl, is an extinct species of flightless alcid that first appeared around 400,000 years ago and became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus. It was not closely related to the penguins of the Southern Hemisphere, which were named for their resemblance to this species.

[–] basxto@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 week ago

rest impennis

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Only pingwings, no penguins.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

Wait what? Damn I didn't know that.

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it's just a dude in a costume

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well now I want to talk to you about an extinct species of hairy-ass elephants. And they had hair all over, not just on their ass!

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Fun fact, they were bald everywhere else.

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 week ago

I was planning to, but work has been hell today. I’ve barely had any time to shitpost.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Megapenguin Grandpa: Kids, did I ever tell you about when the Gigapenguins overthrew the Terapenguins?

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The girl will still date him over meeting you in the woods.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Of course, he is 6'7 after all.

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

But her dress is actually blue.

[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think he fits in my car. I could take him too.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

Dude don't you have a department of health and human services to run?

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Strong lovecraftian vibes here.

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, somebody didn't read their At the Mountains of Madness.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Ok but was it a true penguin, or a false penguin like all the extant species today?

https://youtu.be/KjEWiRtByIA

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All modern penguins are pseudo-penguins.

Penguins are the Linux mascot.

sudo sounds like "pseudo" (unless you are one of those people who pronounces it Sue-dew or sud-Oh, in which case, I don't like you).

Sudo penguin. Heh.

[–] gwilikers@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)
[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And who says "sue-dew"???

I want one! Gimme!

[–] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, but I'm not a bird 😎

[–] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Are you sure?

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I can go on a plane, the fact that they cant is a certified skill issue :3

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They can sabotage helicopters when Mango Mussolini levies tariffs on them, it's a start.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

"They'll expect to find one of us in the wreckage, brother!"

[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

They can also go in a plane, so it's not really a skill issue. They might not be allowed on board, but that's an issue of discrimination, not skill.

The real skill issue is how much better they can swim compared to you, or really any human.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Waluigi's fursona.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago

I want this as my next album cover.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Megafauna is (are?) dope

load more comments
view more: next ›