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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 9 points 7 hours ago

Humans would be more humble if our anus was on our forehead

[–] 58008@lemmy.world 21 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Believers: God exists, look at the wondrous complexity and beauty of life!

Snails:

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 hours ago

That’s exactly what one of His creations would say. God bless you, friend!

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

I used to had snails. They do poop on their faces all the time.

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 133 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Says someone whose urinary tract is combined with reproductive organs

[–] socsa@piefed.social 19 points 17 hours ago

You don't know me

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 28 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

do people really think that's particularly terrible? if anything i quite appreciate the ability to flush out the pipes

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

If you think about it, organs that serve dual purpose for excretion and sex is disgusting. You're doing oral where pee also comes out. Most people don't think this is terrible because speciesm. We think possessing anus hanging over one's face is disgusting. But if snails could talk, they would say it is disgusting to have sex where your organs also just peed.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 14 hours ago

but poo is actually nasty, it has pathogens and is intensely revolting to most people

whereas pee is fairly inoffensive and mostly just becomes gross by association with gross people or by sitting around for days on end so bacteria can fester in it

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was almost mentioning that.

By Darwin, Huxley and Haldane: why are our playgrounds the same organs as the garbage ducts? Why???

[–] match@pawb.social 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i guess because the urethra is prone to urinary tract infections so it's kept away from the bacteria-expunger and put with the Goal Of All Evolution device

[–] T156@lemmy.world 27 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Urine probably also helps flush things out too, so you don't need to deal with as many infections from bacteria who also want a share of the nutrient slime gametes get.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

You want wet? I got just the spot!

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Great now you got me googling "snail anus"

[–] count_dongulus@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Idk if this anatomy is accurate for terrestrial snails too, but to be fair for aquatic snails the turds float away immediately.

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 35 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] muhyb@programming.dev 17 points 23 hours ago

Looks efficient enough.

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

„Darm“ is German for "intestines“ that’s the Weinbergschnecke, or Roman/Borgundy/Edible snail in English. They breathe where they shit….

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 14 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

What a nasty fate...and yet people put them in their mouth.

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 17 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

They’re actually quite delicious! And tender! People who say that their consistency is "like chewing gum" never actually ate them. They’re super tender like the most tender filet you’ve ever had. And it they only taste of the compound butter they’re served with.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

They might taste like all gods have a party in my mouth, I'd still prefer to not eat them. Not judging your food or eating-habits, but I just hate eating disgusting stuff 😁

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Understandable. I try to eat everything that won’t kill me 👄

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

Lol, well if you had not, we didn't have had this convo 😁

[–] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world -4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 4 points 16 hours ago
[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] dastanktal@lemmy.ml 3 points 16 hours ago

What did I just watch 😵‍💫

If they’re in water the poop actually just floats over their head like a hat

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago
[–] rbn@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Maybe they can pull back their head into the shell before opening the floodgates.