The world works in some truly fascinating ways, but there's no better way to pull all the joy out of learning than reading a textbook. It's no wonder that many publishers take unorthodox routes when it comes to attempting to capture our attention. At the same time, there are also a bunch of things in textbooks that we absolutely cannot explain, both scientifically and through simple logic, since they're just that weird and confusing.

We have to admire the illustrators for getting away with these hilariously weird examples, which are some of the most baffling illustrations produced in the pursuit of knowledge. Some of the findings are honestly pretty impressive, and we can't believe these things got approved and put into print for generations of science students to admire and question for a few seconds before they turn the pages without reading.

Here are some of the best examples of odd yet hilarious science diagrams people captured and put on the web.