It’s been floating around on the internet for a couple of days, and floating around even longer around astronomers, but it’s official: there’s weird shit on Venus and, on Earth, that weird shit is mostly made by things that are alive.
Does that mean there are aliens on Venus? No, not quite. The weird shit could be made by chemistry we don’t know about. We’re totally rooting for aliens, though.
Of course, this is a mind-blowing announcement, made during the hell year when we’re in the middle of a pandemic, infections are spiking, and various parts of the world are actually on fire right now. So how do we parse the news of weird shit on Venus? Through memes, of course. And we at We Lack Discipline are here to curate the finest of them for your viewing pleasure.
(Also, content is king and the way the internet works encourages more content, always, but that’s another story…)
Honourable Mention
This guy. This fucking guy. If it exists, he thinks aliens did it. Pyramids? Aliens. Religion? Aliens. Kettles? You guessed it, aliens. He gets his one tolerable moment when we actually get hyped about aliens and weird Venusian shit.
10: Happy Little Microbes
This is a nice meme to ease into the alien hype. Bonus points for Bob Ross.
9: Disturbing Microbes on Venus
Poor, poor Venusian microbes. They already live in clouds of sulfuric acid. Now the Earthlings are on to them.
8: The Search for Life on…Venus?
https://twitter.com/physicsJ/status/1305555146881998848
After centuries of Mars hogging the spotlight, is Venus going to get some attention? We hope so.
7: New Information
Everyone is interested in phosphine right now.
6: And That Means…
Venus is everywhere. Sorry, no getting away from it!
5: Hello, Am Phosphine
The not-so-new chemical on the block didn’t quite come out of nowhere, but it sure seems like it.
4: The Meme Trifecta
Enjoy this trifecta of fresh, home-made memes. Mmm.
3: We Found Phosphine on Venus…
…and this is what the headlines did.
2: Friendship Ended With Mars
Now Venus is everyone’s best friend. Awww.
1: This is Fine
This is it. The best meme, as judged by a definite expert and not just a lazy grad student bashing out a listicle in between conference sessions…oh wait. No, I am not an expert. But this is definitely the meme I liked best. Life on Venus, if it exists, is totally just chilling out.
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