• supernight52@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    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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        9 months ago

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

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          9 months ago

          no, the closest equivalent is “me”

            • Swedneck
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              9 months ago

              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
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                9 months ago

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

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                  9 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
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      9 months ago

      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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        9 months ago

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

  • i_love_FFT@jlai.lu
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    9 months ago

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