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[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

The far end might sound smart to you if you've never taken physics classes, but...

[–] nectar45@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 hours ago

Daily reminder that physicists contribute nothing to society /j

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I mean for 57k a year it doesn't sound too bad tbh.

[–] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

I could buy an apartment with that much ~

[–] buttnugget@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

With 57000¥?

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

i know what gravity is, but i dont believe in it

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Gravity is what makes my feet hurt when I stand around too long without moving about.

[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] buttnugget@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

Gravity is pain receptors. Got it.

[–] buttnugget@lemmy.world -1 points 4 hours ago

Lemmy: Hey, remember how reddit used to be so good?

Satan: Yeah! Dang, I miss those days.

Lemmy: I’ve got tons of what you don’t miss about reddit and little of what you do!

Satan: Hooray!

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 8 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I find it quite marvellous that the universe contains unexplainable stuff like this, actually.

[–] LemmyFeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago

Everything we know about all space and time is technically just entirely made up by us.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 14 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

It is what make it risky to jump from the Burj Kalifa, at least on the last meter.

[–] match@pawb.social 12 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

And yet, jumping from the Burj Khalifa at 1m off the ground is not very dangerous, so it's not the Burj Khalifa that's doing it

[–] dave@feddit.uk 2 points 10 hours ago

And even if you jump from higher up, it's the ground that does it, still not the Burj Khalifa.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 hours ago

It's not riky while you are falling from 800m, only at the end

[–] nomecks@lemmy.wtf 6 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Wouldn't the electromagnetic force be what makes jumping from the Burj Khalifa risky? It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop.

[–] AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml 26 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Gravity is just a side effect of the fundamental laziness of all things. Causality moves slower near mass, so it's kind of relaxing to move towards it. That's why everyone does it.

PS: There is actually a SciShow Spacetime video about gravity being an emergent property instead of a fundamental force. And no I didn't get this from ChatGPT, I'm just that dumb when it comes to advanced physics haha.

[–] ODuffer@lemmy.world 45 points 16 hours ago

I've been reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can't put this thing down.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 80 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Gravity is caused by the fact that everything in the universe sucks.

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 3 points 10 hours ago

And here I thought it was just your mom

[–] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 16 points 19 hours ago

So what you are saying is micro black holes everywhere, thats genius!

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 43 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

57k a year is a decent salary if you live in the UK.

A seasoned postdoc could expect to make 55K max. A professor a bit more.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 3 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

55k dollars in the US gets you a crappy apartment and a 7 year car loan.

[–] weed_scientist@mander.xyz 1 points 2 hours ago

Can confirm

[–] Tollana1234567 1 points 4 hours ago

you dont even need a phd to get that 55k salary, might as well not go to grad school.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 21 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

57k€/year is a professional's salary in Italy.

Average is 32k€

With 57k€ you can afford to live comfortably, even get yourself a roomy flat, which is unusual for single individuals.

*Exceptions may apply, see Milan or other big cities

[–] porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 6 points 16 hours ago

Postdocs are definitely not getting 55k in the UK except maybe if something like medicine is special? The range is like 36-45ish.

[–] resting_parrot@sh.itjust.works 14 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

57k usd is a little less than 42k gbp

[–] porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 4 points 16 hours ago

Which is roughly the pay for a staff scientist or lecturer

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Well then I guess they don't mean UK do they?

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[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 14 points 16 hours ago

Mass go brrrr

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I’d wait got the demonstration.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

While reading this I had a sudden flash of inspiration in which I saw clearly exactly how gravity works, but then when I started typing I forgot again. It's quite frustrating

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 4 points 10 hours ago

Congratulations, here's your PhD

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 8 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Gravity is a fundamental force just like electromagnetism (supposedly)

Fundamental means it cannot be explained by being caused by something else.

But then they say gravity is an effect caused by spacetime curvature and electromagnetism is caused by quantum phenomena.

What is the cause for spacetime or quantummechanics? Idk but somehow they don't make it on the list of fundamental forces.

Classical science, for all the good it did and does, is an unironic joke and if aliens knew about it they’d be laughing at us.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 10 hours ago

But then they say gravity is an effect caused by spacetime curvature and electromagnetism is caused by quantum phenomena. What is the cause for spacetime or quantummechanics? Idk but somehow they don't make it on the list of fundamental forces.

I don't think we know enough about quantum mechanics to even make a guess, yet. I do know that the reason we wanted to find the Higgs Boson so much was because we thought it could help explain how things acquire mass, which could lead to figuring out antigravity. But then we found it and it wasn't doing what was originally thought. Or something.

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 15 points 15 hours ago (6 children)

Fundamental means it cannot be explained by being caused by something else.

Fundamental force means we expect a carrier particle to explain it (for gravity that’s the Graviton, although it hasn’t been detected yet).

electromagnetism is caused by quantum phenomena.

Not even remotely true.

What is the cause for spacetime or quantummechanics? Idk but somehow they don't make it on the list of fundamental forces.

Quantum mechanics is mostly that statistics is more complicated than we all thought . Seeking a cause for spacetime is interesting. It might be relevant to mention that there is a fundamental particle that imparts mass, which we call the Higgs Boson. I guess that could make mass and inertia something of a “fundamental force”.

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[–] marcos@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

What is the cause for spacetime or quantummechanics? Idk but somehow they don’t make it on the list of fundamental forces.

Well, they are not forces.

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[–] x00z@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

Gravity is not what makes your body limp. It would just heavily influence a limp body. PhD my ass.

[–] NerdInSuspenders@leminal.space 1 points 13 hours ago

Isn’t this half the plot of Interstellar?

[–] pisstoria@hexbear.net 1 points 14 hours ago

gravity is at the very least a vibe

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