Science·Posted on 20 Sept 201718 Tweets That Are Too Real For Women In STEM"Emailing potential PhD advisors is emotionally very similar to asking your middle school crush to the big dance, but like, 1000000x worse."by Kelly OakesBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. SpookySandwich @MarisaLange If you think you have a stupid question, just remember NASA engineers once asked Sally Ride if 100 tampons were enough for a 7 day mission. 07:08 PM - 19 Nov 2014 Reply Retweet Favorite 2. Not a Proper Dr @PhysicsGirlie @iamscicomm Me: "I'm a physicist" Innocent bystander: "you must be so smart" Me: *walks into wall* 02:08 AM - 07 Sep 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 3. Sally Le Page @sallylepage Girls are better at quantum entanglement because they brush their hair more. https://t.co/mS5BLwgMrE 05:05 PM - 17 Sep 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 4. 5. rae paoletta @PAYOLETTER when the imposter syndrome kicks in 03:23 AM - 19 Sep 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 6. Geraldine @everywhereist Me: *writes post about how misogyny is real* The comments: "Die, you f#cking c#nt" Me: "I STAND CORRECTED" 09:12 PM - 02 Sep 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 7. Steph Evz @StephEvz43 Another day, another situation where I have to finely walk the line as a women in STEM of pushing back vs. becoming the argumentative woman. 12:33 AM - 23 Aug 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 8. dr. dalia ☥ @DALIAMALEK More ladies should leave internet comments on men's accomplishments like "he sucks as an astronaut but i'd sit on his face" 09:09 AM - 30 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 9. shelby rae @shelbyraeg I'm just going to tell people I moved to California for a sugar daddy because apparently I don't look like a scientist. 06:24 PM - 26 Jul 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 10. Gabby Noone @twelveoclocke Behind every strong woman is 5 other strong women who proofread her email real quick when they had a second 09:35 PM - 25 Apr 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite 11. bolu babalola. @BeeBabs Every tweet today: I am a white man and I got all Us at A Level and now I the king of a small principality and also an astronaut 01:02 PM - 17 Aug 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 12. 13. jeremy corbyrd @palebirdy Imagine implying that a woman who can succeed in the tech field is as real as Santa Claus and thinking you're makin… https://t.co/aVBEgRoAT6 10:45 PM - 21 Aug 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 14. 15. Ted Gioia @tedgioia I now have the perfect footnote for all those hard-to-source occasions. 08:16 PM - 08 Sep 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 16. Tressie Mc @tressiemcphd I hope the professor eventually shows up. I am in my office. I'm the professor. 07:45 PM - 11 Nov 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 17. Emily Burton @eburton9821 Emailing potential Ph.D advisors is emotionally very similar to asking your middle school crush to the big dance, but like, 1000000x worse 06:10 PM - 18 Sep 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite 18. Dawn Foster @DawnHFoster "You might be a working astronaut, BUT I AM A MAN" 10:13 AM - 09 Sep 2016 Reply Retweet Favorite