Real science sure is great, with its disease curing and space travel and whatnot. But most of the time, it's way too serious.
That's where Fake Science comes in. The Tumblr has blown up in recent months, and folks can't stop sharing the hilarious sciency posters that explain genetics and cosmology in less than accurate terms.
It's the brainchild of Phil Edwards, and he's turned the blog into a book deal with Fake Science 101: A Less-Than-Factual Guide to Our Amazing World.
How does Edwards come up with these little gems?
"Sometimes, I'll be lucky enough to be inspired by current events, as with the recent Mars Curiosity landing," he tells Masahble. "Most of the time, however, I'm just free-associating on pictures, science articles, and other stuff I find. If there's one thing I wish were more of a science, it's figuring out ideas for these!"