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Nominative Determinism is my middle name (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Squorlple@lemmy.world to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] supernight52@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

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"

[–] ftbd@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] supernight52@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Which is pronounced...? English doesn't have that character. Our closest analogue would be "mew."

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

no, the closest equivalent is "me"

[–] supernight52@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Only in modern Greek. In physics- at least in english- it's pronounced "mew."

https://youtu.be/rGdtZHNSOSo

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Ü" DEFINITELY is not pronounced "ee" so "Mü" is not pronounced "Mee." It's pronounced "Mew."

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 2 months ago

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

[–] mmddmm@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 -1 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Which vector isn't pointing tho?

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The null vector?

[–] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 2 points 2 months ago

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

[–] pomfegranate@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I had ideas for math themed places:

  • Heaviside step function, a club
  • $\overline{the}$, a bar
[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

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

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago

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

[–] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 1 points 2 months ago

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