▲ 1029 ▼ Wait, not like that (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 252 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Zip2@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago They'll say "aw, Topsy" at my autopsy, but no one will be more shocked than me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] habitualTartare@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago I think that was Edison using AC. Apparently it was not part of the war of the currents. https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocuting_an_Elephant permalink fedilink source parent [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) That was actually to prove how "dangerous" it was. This was when Edison and Tesla were duking it out, trying to get their respective electricity types established as the standard. Edison and JP Morgan decided it would be a good promotion for alternating current if they publicly electrocuted an elephant with direct current to demonstrate how dangerous it was. Obviously they knew that both modes are dangerous with that much current, but when has marketing ever been about honesty? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Zip2@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de -5 points 2 years ago (2 children) It is 60Hz tho (instead of 50) which is stoopid. So you were on the right track. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why is 60hz stupid? The US was ahead of Europe in terms of electrical development last century and 50hz generators were bigger and more expensive than 60hz generators at the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de -9 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Imperial existed since before metric and was more usable at the time so we should use it forever." Just stop trying to be the "im not like the other girls" of the world and join the blue world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Seems like a waste of money to replace, and this is coming from someone that wouldn’t mind if we switched to metric here in the states. The Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion is the only one that fucks me up Oh and Japan uses both 50 and 60, so we’re not even the craziest grid setup permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de -5 points 2 years ago Yeah ofc now its kinda too late. But there was a time where it was easily foreseeable that it would make sense to switch, but wasnt done. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) 1.0 cycle a second > 0.8 cycles a second. Also fuck 25fps TV permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) 50Hz is 50 cycles per second, and 60Hz is 60 cycles a second. Nothing is using as slow as 1 cycle per second. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago They'll say "aw, Topsy" at my autopsy, but no one will be more shocked than me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] habitualTartare@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago I think that was Edison using AC. Apparently it was not part of the war of the currents. https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocuting_an_Elephant permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) That was actually to prove how "dangerous" it was. This was when Edison and Tesla were duking it out, trying to get their respective electricity types established as the standard. Edison and JP Morgan decided it would be a good promotion for alternating current if they publicly electrocuted an elephant with direct current to demonstrate how dangerous it was. Obviously they knew that both modes are dangerous with that much current, but when has marketing ever been about honesty? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Zip2@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Zip2@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de -5 points 2 years ago (2 children) It is 60Hz tho (instead of 50) which is stoopid. So you were on the right track. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why is 60hz stupid? The US was ahead of Europe in terms of electrical development last century and 50hz generators were bigger and more expensive than 60hz generators at the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de -9 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Imperial existed since before metric and was more usable at the time so we should use it forever." Just stop trying to be the "im not like the other girls" of the world and join the blue world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Seems like a waste of money to replace, and this is coming from someone that wouldn’t mind if we switched to metric here in the states. The Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion is the only one that fucks me up Oh and Japan uses both 50 and 60, so we’re not even the craziest grid setup permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de -5 points 2 years ago Yeah ofc now its kinda too late. But there was a time where it was easily foreseeable that it would make sense to switch, but wasnt done. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) 1.0 cycle a second > 0.8 cycles a second. Also fuck 25fps TV permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) 50Hz is 50 cycles per second, and 60Hz is 60 cycles a second. Nothing is using as slow as 1 cycle per second. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why is 60hz stupid? The US was ahead of Europe in terms of electrical development last century and 50hz generators were bigger and more expensive than 60hz generators at the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de -9 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Imperial existed since before metric and was more usable at the time so we should use it forever." Just stop trying to be the "im not like the other girls" of the world and join the blue world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Seems like a waste of money to replace, and this is coming from someone that wouldn’t mind if we switched to metric here in the states. The Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion is the only one that fucks me up Oh and Japan uses both 50 and 60, so we’re not even the craziest grid setup permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de -5 points 2 years ago Yeah ofc now its kinda too late. But there was a time where it was easily foreseeable that it would make sense to switch, but wasnt done. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de -9 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Imperial existed since before metric and was more usable at the time so we should use it forever." Just stop trying to be the "im not like the other girls" of the world and join the blue world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Seems like a waste of money to replace, and this is coming from someone that wouldn’t mind if we switched to metric here in the states. The Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion is the only one that fucks me up Oh and Japan uses both 50 and 60, so we’re not even the craziest grid setup permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de -5 points 2 years ago Yeah ofc now its kinda too late. But there was a time where it was easily foreseeable that it would make sense to switch, but wasnt done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Seems like a waste of money to replace, and this is coming from someone that wouldn’t mind if we switched to metric here in the states. The Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion is the only one that fucks me up Oh and Japan uses both 50 and 60, so we’re not even the craziest grid setup permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de -5 points 2 years ago Yeah ofc now its kinda too late. But there was a time where it was easily foreseeable that it would make sense to switch, but wasnt done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de -5 points 2 years ago Yeah ofc now its kinda too late. But there was a time where it was easily foreseeable that it would make sense to switch, but wasnt done. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) 1.0 cycle a second > 0.8 cycles a second. Also fuck 25fps TV permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) 50Hz is 50 cycles per second, and 60Hz is 60 cycles a second. Nothing is using as slow as 1 cycle per second. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) 50Hz is 50 cycles per second, and 60Hz is 60 cycles a second. Nothing is using as slow as 1 cycle per second. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
