Scientist Corrects the Pun

Text on the meme

SCIENTIST: I just boiled water ME: solid SCIENTIST: no ME: I just mean that’s cool SCIENTIST: WRONG AGAIN

What it means

Two scientists in white lab coats work with beakers and chemicals in a laboratory. The joke relies on the double meaning of “solid” and “cool”: the speaker means the boiled water is impressive, while the scientist interprets the words literally and keeps correcting them. It is used as a reaction to a pun, misunderstanding, or someone being overly literal.

Objects

scientist in a lab coat / учёный в лабораторном халате second scientist in a lab coat / второй учёный в лабораторном халате laboratory / лаборатория beaker / химический стакан Erlenmeyer flask / коническая колба red liquid / красная жидкость brown reagent bottle / коричневая бутылка с реактивом blue-lidded container / контейнер с синей крышкой laboratory bench / лабораторный стол gloves / перчатки protective goggles / защитные очки scientist conducting an experiment / учёный проводит эксперимент