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from Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to science_memes@mander.xyz on 17 Jul 21:52
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/49222479

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propter_hog@hexbear.net on 17 Jul 22:19 next collapse

That’s an easy one: it’s pronounced “unionized”.

MagicShel@lemmy.zip on 17 Jul 23:07 collapse

Now do “gif”.

propter_hog@hexbear.net on 17 Jul 23:13 collapse
wholesomescott@lemmy.world on 17 Jul 22:27 next collapse

Haha this made me laugh.

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org on 17 Jul 22:37 next collapse

I don’t get it?

Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 17 Jul 22:39 next collapse

Are you a scientist or a plumber?

WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world on 17 Jul 22:42 collapse

Just some guy

Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 17 Jul 23:06 collapse

  1. You’n-yun-ized
  2. Un-ion-ized
WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world on 18 Jul 01:58 next collapse

Yeah I know, the guy you replied to his name is some guy

Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 18 Jul 02:06 collapse

But I’m not smart, so my reply makes sense

moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 18 Jul 04:59 next collapse

onionization achieved

Daryl76679@lemmy.ml on 17 Jul 22:39 next collapse

The chemist will pronounce it un-ionized, while the plumber will pronounce it union-ized

ValiantDust@feddit.org on 17 Jul 22:40 collapse

Union-ized as in forming a union vs un-ionized as in not ionized

some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org on 17 Jul 23:04 collapse

Aha! Thanks!

captainlezbian@lemmy.world on 19 Jul 00:56 collapse

Also for additional context, plumbers are frequently in unions and chemists aren’t (at least in America where the Webster dictionary is the dialectic expert)

Arghblarg@lemmy.ca on 18 Jul 01:46 next collapse

Ironically, ionized particles tend to stick together (trying to become neutrally-charged) whereas unionized particles tend not to interact as strongly; so a group of chemists ‘binding’ together to form a union would actually be ‘ionized’ not ‘unionized’ … metaphorically :p

zergtoshi@lemmy.world on 18 Jul 05:19 collapse

While ionized particles stick to other things, they do not really stick together - at least if they are the same type of particles or rather carry the same type of charge, respectively.

D_C@sh.itjust.works on 18 Jul 08:54 next collapse

Listen, I DIDN’T COME HERE TO BE EDUCATED…but I’m enjoying it. Carry on.

gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de on 19 Jul 02:43 collapse

society is a material held together by the attraction between male and female, and that’s how we build a community or sth

tatterdemalion@programming.dev on 18 Jul 02:18 next collapse

Wouldn’t it be de-ionize?

lauha@lemmy.world on 18 Jul 03:17 collapse

Unionized means particles without charge, i.e. particles with same amount of electrons and protons.

Deionized is something that once had ions and through some process those ions lost their charge.

Correct me if I’m wrong. I am not a chemist

Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 18 Jul 03:33 next collapse

I dunno if it’s right, but I like it 👍

tatterdemalion@programming.dev on 18 Jul 05:14 collapse

No clue, also not a chemist. I would probably just say “atom” or “neutral molecule” instead.

I might even say non-ionized.

painteddoggie@lemmy.world on 18 Jul 02:38 next collapse

Plumber checking in

Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 18 Jul 03:31 collapse

Is the UA as good as the IBEW? I mean, I guess you’re only one so you can’t compare yourself to the other.

Relevant

bdonvr@thelemmy.club on 18 Jul 03:18 next collapse

I think de-ionize or de-ionized/de-ionization is the proper term.

BreadOven@lemmy.world on 18 Jul 05:05 collapse

As a chemist, I somewhat agree. If something was becoming not ionized, I’d say deionization. But generally I’d go with non-ionized.

Edit: I was pretty tired when I posted the original message. But after looking back, if something was non-ionized, I’d probably just say “neutral”, since it probably doesn’t have a charge.

Lemminary@lemmy.world on 18 Jul 05:07 collapse

I agree with the professional chemist.

cdf12345@lemmy.zip on 18 Jul 09:09 collapse

As a plumber, I respectfully disagree.

then_three_more@lemmy.world on 18 Jul 03:43 collapse

Aren’t most plumbers shelf employed though?