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Squorlple@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish ·
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Nominative Determinism is my middle name

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Nominative Determinism is my middle name

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  • supernight52@lemmy.world
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    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”

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      img

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

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

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          no, the closest equivalent is “me”

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

            https://youtu.be/rGdtZHNSOSo

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              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”

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

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                  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

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      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.

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

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    Which vector isn’t pointing tho?

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      The null vector?

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        Touché

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

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    I had ideas for math themed places:

    • Heaviside step function, a club
    • $\overline{the}$, a bar
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      My alma mater had a café named Foo Bar in a computer science building

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

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

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