Oppenheimer Builds a Planet-Destroying Weapon

> "oh im building a weapon that could destroy the planet" > builds a weapon that is able to destroy the planet > "oh no im sorry aaaahhhaa oh noooo" Robert Oppenheimer is a fucking idiot

A black-and-white photograph of Robert Oppenheimer sitting in a chair is paired with a fake dialogue about building a weapon capable of destroying the planet. The punchline is the absurdly belated realization that the weapon is dangerous, turning Oppenheimer’s historical role in developing the atomic bomb into a self-deprecating reaction meme. It is used when someone causes an enormous problem and only afterward realizes the consequences.

• @beobanka / 25368 2023-05-18