Why AC Passes Through Capacitor

Text on the meme

Why AC current passes through capacitor. DC AC calm down calm down

What it means

A diagram compares DC and AC current passing through a capacitor, while the bottom shows an excited gray-haired man being restrained by others and told to calm down. The joke is that AC appears to pass through the capacitor in a dramatic, chaotic way, unlike DC, prompting an exaggerated reaction. It is used when a technical explanation becomes unexpectedly intense or confusing.

Objects

electrical circuit diagram / электрическая схема capacitor / конденсатор DC waveform / форма сигнала постоянного тока AC waveform / форма сигнала переменного тока blue line / синяя линия magenta line / пурпурная линия black wires / чёрные провода gray-haired man / седовласый мужчина men restraining a man / мужчины, удерживающие мужчину white speech bubble / белое облако речи brick wall / кирпичная стена