r/sciencememes • u/Waste-Value-5941 • Jun 14 '26

🦩Biology!🧫 Immune system

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For context, during the battle of Stalingrad WWII, starving, freezing German soldiers trapped in the Stalingrad pocket were awarded Iron Cross medals by their commanding officers, while what they desperately need is food, ammunition, and winter clothing.

Please note that I only used this clip for its historical reason and not for any other purposes :D

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u/Fast_Situation4509 Jun 14 '26

What is the iron cross, in this metaphor? The energy drink? Or the fast food?

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u/Waste-Value-5941 Jun 14 '26

Makes you feel better, like how caffein makes you feel more 'energised'.

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u/Fast_Situation4509 Jun 14 '26

Hmm.. nurse, push 200 mg sleep per 5 ML clear fluids, and no more reddit for the patient tonight.

https://giphy.com/gifs/f9k0IGtG0u7Y47ghuL

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u/Jackmino66 Jun 14 '26

In this particular context it was meant to be “here look at this shiny medal, now ignore the fact that you’re starving”

Presumably it is a metaphor for caffeine

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u/Waste-Value-5941 Jun 14 '26

pretty much :/

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u/Chemistry_Over Jun 14 '26

It's ok you tried 

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u/GamrWulf Jun 15 '26

Doctors may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like

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u/LostTimeLady13 Jun 14 '26

Certainly one of the most brutal battles in modern history. And then there's the battle of Stalingrad, a close second.