The Observer Effect

The Observer Effect

Meme showing an egg cracked directly onto a gas stove instead of into a pan, while the pan contains only the empty eggshells. The caption reads: “When someone looks at me while I code.”

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Explain the joke

The joke is about how fragile concentration can be while coding. As soon as someone watches over your shoulder, even simple actions become absurdly wrong, like putting the egg on the stove and the shell in the pan.

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The Observer Effect