I wouldn't say that... at a maths conference there are far more talks (n-1) that you don't understand than there are talks you do (1: your own. if you're lucky).

What? Have you ever seen physics? I'm a solid state physicist and half of that field is completely obscure to me. I can do semiconductors but stuff like superconduction, X-ray measurements or even organic semiconductors are my limit. What do you think I know about black holes or quantum field theory? Probably hardly more than an average person from the street. And that are just the "popular" fields. Who the fuck knows what people do in the quiet corner Laboratoriums of the world.

Probably hardly more than an average person from the street.

https://xkcd.com/2501/

Solid state + heat -> liquid state

I don't see what's so difficult about this

It works the same with Snake

I love reading intellectual memes like this I got no idea what they're referencing.

In my (personal) experience, mathematicians have absolutely no difficulty to let their colleagues know when they don't understand a concept. It seems quite normal to reach your max level of abstraction in the field.

In physics, it can be seen as a weakness sometimes. And some people will pretend they always understand everything.

Not always true of course.

I know it's an engineering meme so presumably has more comedic value to engineers, but encabulation might be the funniest discovery I've come across in the past few years because it flawlessly emulates that feeling of hitting the three-minute mark of a topology seminar and it's already "well I guess I'll just sit here and stare".

The Chrysler video is my favorite, especially the service tech in the second half after the engineer finishes explaining how the turbo encabulator works.

Using the Geiger scale on the DRB-2, measure the Renchin output of the capacitive reactance fluxmuster. If it is above ten RGs, replace the unit. If it is below ten RGs, you will be directed to perform a series of tests that will effectively raise the billable hours for the service department, but will perform no other useful function.