this post was submitted on 24 Oct 2025
652 points (99.7% liked)

Science Memes

17338 readers
2492 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
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So, according to the diagram, the butthole of the eel is the positive electrode?

Or did I miss something here?

[–] CaptSatelliteJack@lemy.lol 22 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That "did I miss something here?" really instills an image of you standing at a workbench with a live electric eel, various electronics parts, and an IKEA instruction booklet in hand trying to get this thing to charge your phone.

[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'm getting "If you're not sure, call IKEA's help center and one of our friendly associates will help you to set up your new furniture in no time!" picture vibes

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago

Well, we can't just release them without a full battery. That would be rather cruel.