40 Nerd Posts So Bad That They're Actually Good From The "Bad Science Jokes" Page
'Bad Science Jokes' touches upon many fields, keeping its feed fresh and interesting.
Melissa runs a page called “Bad Science Jokes,” and somehow it’s become the kind of place you scroll when your brain needs to laugh but also needs to feel weirdly smart. The best part? It’s not just one-off memes, it’s a whole stream of science-flavored punchlines that land like a lab accident you can’t stop watching.
On Instagram, “Bad Science Jokes” has a massive fan base, 600,000 followers, and Melissa uses basically every feature the platform offers to keep people coming back. The complicated part is how she turns jokes into something that performs: she categorizes the information so it shows up in newsfeeds and explore tabs instead of getting buried under the usual scroll chaos.
And once you see how she thinks about “categorizing” a meme, you’ll never look at a science pun the same way again.
1. The funniest guy in space
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4. We can still hear its voice
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5. She was training herself to be happy
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6. It genetically grew to understand that
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7. This is hilarious
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8. Really?
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9. Hold me for a second
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10. Is that really Jupiter?
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11. You've got to be kidding me
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12. Giving sufficient thought to the reverse operation
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13. Lol... Paper beats rock
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14. He's now calling people humans
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15. What pleases me enormously is...
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16. They wore socks with sandals
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17. Oh my goodness
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18. They were hardcovers
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19. When the space heater dies
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20. Let's just do Jurassic Park
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21. What the headline should be instead
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22. That is one heck of an explanation
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23. I really don't like knowing this
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24. The last brain cell
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25. I definitely get it
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26. Take out time and think about this
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27. Okay
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28. Their new home is the Smithsonian
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29. This is unpredictable... Lol
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30. Being confused all the time
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31. Having a dream
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32. A dog scientist
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33. That is how they get you
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34. Just forget about it
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35. Hammerhead sharks
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36. Move on and let it go
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37. Just happy seal things
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38. Just what the doctor ordered
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39. Spot the difference
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40. Lol... What!
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When you hit post number 10, “Is that really Jupiter?”, you can almost feel the page’s whole mission click into place.
Then you land on “She was training herself to be happy,” and it’s like the jokes are doing motivational talk, but with zero chill.
By the time “They were hardcovers” and “The last brain cell” show up back to back, you realize Melissa isn’t just posting, she’s building a system.
And right after “Their new home is the Smithsonian,” you remember she’s categorizing everything so the right nerds find the right chaos in the explore tab.
On Instagram, "Bad Science Jokes" has the largest fan base—600,000 fans. Melissa makes use of nearly all the platform's features to reach all of these people.
"To keep attracting followers and to better display on newsfeeds and explore tabs, I must categorize the information," she says. And she does a great job.
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Now you’re wondering how 600,000 people got hooked on science jokes that refuse to behave.
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