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Bismuth Claps Back At Science Teacher Claim That Right Angles Don't Exist In Nature

This is a humorous science meme. The top of the image has text attributed to a science teacher stating the common claim that right angles do not exist in nature. Under that, text attributed to bismuth features a profane dismissive retort alongside glitchy decorative text. The main visual is a photograph of a brightly colored, iridescent bismuth crystal that naturally forms many sharp, perfect right angles in its geometric structure, placed next to a small plain metal cube for shape and size reference. The joke relies on the fact that bismuth crystals are a naturally occurring structure that directly disproves the often-repeated teacher claim about right angles not existing in nature.
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My science teacher: Right angles don't exist in nature.
Bismuth: fuck you

Overview

This is a humorous science meme. The top of the image has text attributed to a science teacher stating the common claim that right angles do not exist in nature. Under that, text attributed to bismuth features a profane dismissive retort alongside glitchy decorative text. The main visual is a photograph of a brightly colored, iridescent bismuth crystal that naturally forms many sharp, perfect right angles in its geometric structure, placed next to a small plain metal cube for shape and size reference. The joke relies on the fact that bismuth crystals are a naturally occurring structure that directly disproves the often-repeated teacher claim about right angles not existing in nature.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from an RSS feed of Reddit meme content. It was originally posted on Reddit's meme-focused subreddits, combining a widely circulated stock photo of a bismuth crystal with humorous text referencing a common statement many students hear from science teachers in class. It spread as a relatable joke for people interested in chemistry or general science facts.

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