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Nominative Determinism is my middle name (lemmy.world)
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[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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"

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

no, the closest equivalent is "me"

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

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

https://youtu.be/rGdtZHNSOSo

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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"

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks 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

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks 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.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Which vector isn't pointing tho?

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

The null vector?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Touché

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Oh I'm definitely nicking this for [email protected]

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

I had ideas for math themed places:

  • Heaviside step function, a club
  • $\overline{the}$, a bar
[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

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

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

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

this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
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