this post was submitted on 24 May 2025
88 points (100.0% liked)

Science Memes

15837 readers
1889 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.

Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
88
sticky icky (lemmynsfw.com)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
7 comments fedilink hide all child comments
top 7 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Man, I can't stand that stuff. One of few weeds that I pull out as soon as I see it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It is in the same family that brought us coffee! Maybe that helps you appreciate it more :)

There are also other very similar looking herbs in the same genus that are really nice. Like Galium odoratum, which is used for its nice smell and flavor, e.g. in syrups or alcoholic beverages.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I love the feeling in my hand and brushing the seeds off me.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thing the name of that plant is gallium

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

AKA bedstraw. Known for being used as bedstraw back in the day.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

We always called it klingon grass

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Oh, you mean Sticky Willy?