Yeah Science Bitch

About

“Yeah Science!” and “Yeah science, bitch!” are expressions associated with the character Jesse Pinkman from the television drama series Breaking Bad. On the web, the phrase is often used to express enthusiasm and approval for scientific discovery.

Origin

Pinkman was originally quoted in Breaking Bad saying “Yeah science!” in Season 1 Episode 7 that aired on March 9th, 2008. In the episode, Walter White informs Pinkman that he discovered an alternative method to cooking methamphetamine that does not require pseudo-ephedrine as an ingredient, to which Pinkman replies “Yeah Mr. White! Yeah science!” (shown below).

On July 28th, 2012, Redditor Pass-A-Fist submitted an image macro featuring a screen capture of Pinkman with the caption “Yeah / Science bitch” (shown below) to the /r/AdviceAnimals^[3] subreddit. Within seven months, the post received over 12,700 up votes and 230 comments.

Spread

On August 24th, Aaron Paul tweeted a link to a BuzzFeed^[1] post titled “35 Reasons Why Aaron Paul Should Be Your Favorite Actor On Television,” adding “Yeah bitch!! Yeah science!!” On August 29th, the “Yeah Bitch, Science!” Tumblr^[2] blog was launched, featuring notable stills and animated GIFs related to the television show.

Yeah bitch!! Yeah science!! I mean that’s pretty much what this is right? Science? buzzfeed.com/daves4/reasons…

— Aaron Paul (@aaronpaul_8) August 24, 2012

On December 27th, a Facebook^[4] page titled “Yeah Science BITCH” was created. On February 9th, 2013, Redditor lol0star submitted a post to the /r/funny^[5] subreddit, which featured a screen capture of a news report about the health benefits of looking at breasts followed by Redditor Pass-A-Fist’s Pinkman image macro (shown below, left). Within six weeks, the post received over 17,000 up votes and 230 comments. Additional examples can be found on Tumblr under the tag “#yeah science.”^[6]

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