The real world is nothing like school, but this person was concerned that they totally underestimated the whole industry they were working in . On the big wide world of the internet, there are some posts that gain a lot of attention and become legendary. Sometimes people tell stories that are so juicy and so well-written that the internet is just holding its collective breath, waiting for that update to come in. This is one of those times! U/biotinylated wrote this fascinating tale about their…

This person's boss had some feedback for them, but it was so vague that the employee was left baffled. Most employees have quarterly or yearly check-ins with their supervisors. It's a good way to manage expectations and address any concerning employee behavior before it becomes a major problem. This person worked on a team of scientists who seem to have some communication issues all around. This employee's boss tried to warn them that they were coming off as “contemptuous” when they spoke to th…

Before we all lose our jobs to AI

When you're the expert in your field, you can choose to be picky about what jobs you accept.

The only thing smarter than a student who follows a grading policy is the student who finds a clever loophole. This school needed to adjust its policies after too many athletes were seen failing their classes. So what were the teachers forced to do? Well, instead of the classic A-F scale, final grades were given on a number scale, where the only failing grade was a 1 (you could not get a 0). Additionally, all grades for some reason could only count tests. Perhaps this was a short-term solution…

Imagine your boss announcing to the whole company that you're leaving them when you're not. And imagine your boss did this after you put in more effort than anyone else on your team on this new upcoming project, only to be replaced on the project by unqualified coworkers. This Redditor was completely blindsided by their boss and was taken aback when their apparent “departure” was announced at the company meeting. It turns out that it wasn't even an unceremonious firing at all. The reason why sh…

Freaky.

Weird how that happens.

Behold, the numbers.

Behold, the knowledge.

Reality is freaky.

What amazing animals!

When it comes to advancing human scientific achievement, we must dare to be bold. And KLobstar has done just that, throwing a Big Mac in an Air Fryer for about the same duration as a feature-length film. It's a good reminder that we can all answer the call of science, and no person is too small when it comes to furthering our understanding of the natural world. He also ate part of the burger. Smells like a Nobel prize. And burnt ketchup.

If there's one thing knowing facts about our world helps us with, it's having a better understanding of the context we find ourselves living in. Knowing that lemons haven't always been, or that there are sharks older than the United States can help us better comprehend our own place in this weird and wacky world. For more of this junk, here are strange science facts to ponder.

It really just makes sense when you think of it like that.

Context is a harsh mistress.