Nominative Determinism is my middle name
from Squorlple@lemmy.world to science_memes@mander.xyz on 19 May 20:30
https://lemmy.world/post/29920387

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supernight52@lemmy.world on 19 May 21:19 next collapse

While I don’t necessarily understand the finer points of the meme, I couldn’t help but read the “Poynting vector” equation as “SEX B OVER MU” and I couldn’t figure out why sex is happening over a cow…

I am a little stoned rn, so that may have something to do with that. Yes, I am aware it’s pronounced “Mew”

mmddmm@lemm.ee on 20 May 15:52 next collapse

While I don’t necessarily understand the finer points of the meme

None of those things are named after the properties the meme points out.

supernight52@lemmy.world on 20 May 16:02 collapse

Waow, it’s almost like you’re taking a stoned comment written in 10 seconds way too seriously.

ftbd@feddit.org on 21 May 09:33 collapse

I’m pretty sure it’s pronounced mü, not mew

supernight52@lemmy.world on 21 May 11:34 collapse

Which is pronounced…? English doesn’t have that character. Our closest analogue would be “mew.”

Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de on 24 May 07:54 collapse

no, the closest equivalent is “me”

[deleted] on 24 May 13:06 next collapse

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supernight52@lemmy.world on 24 May 13:09 collapse

Only in modern Greek. In physics- at least in english- it’s pronounced “mew.”

youtu.be/rGdtZHNSOSo

Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de on 24 May 13:39 collapse

huh? ü isn’t a greek letter either, the only languages i’ve seen use it are german and i think turkish, and it’s basically just “y”

supernight52@lemmy.world on 24 May 13:44 collapse

“Ü” DEFINITELY is not pronounced “ee” so “Mü” is not pronounced “Mee.” It’s pronounced “Mew.”

Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de on 24 May 14:02 collapse

oh right i mean Y in german, not in english

“ee” is the closest equivalent to it in english

also nice, keep downvoting my messages just because you think i’m dumb, very sensible

Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de on 20 May 08:48 next collapse

Which vector isn’t pointing tho?

i_love_FFT@jlai.lu on 21 May 12:16 next collapse

Poynting vector points towards the direction energy is going, if I recall correctly.

FooBarrington@lemmy.world on 21 May 12:54 collapse

The null vector?

Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de on 22 May 06:43 collapse

Touché

smeg@feddit.uk on 20 May 10:52 next collapse

Oh I’m definitely nicking this for !nominativedeterminism@feddit.uk

i_love_FFT@jlai.lu on 21 May 12:15 next collapse

Petition to rename the common words: boyling water, poynting towards things, and heavi weights.

pomfegranate@sh.itjust.works on 21 May 12:19 collapse

I had ideas for math themed places:

  • Heaviside step function, a club
  • $\overline{the}$, a bar
Squorlple@lemmy.world on 21 May 18:48 collapse

My alma mater had a café named Foo Bar in a computer science building