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Back To The Same Language?

29 days ago 17.2K views 0 shares

History really does repeat itself! Ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics to communicate complex ideas through symbols, and here we are in 2024 expressing our deepest thoughts with 🔥💯😂. The circle of communication is complete! Our ancestors spent centuries developing alphabets and complex writing systems only for us to collectively decide "nah, tiny pictures are better." Next time someone complains about "kids these days and their emojis," remind them we're just honoring our ancient ancestors. Somewhere, a pharaoh is nodding in approval at your eggplant emoji. 👑

Directional Dilemma Before Clocks

Physics

1 month ago 16.0K views 0 shares

Ever tried describing rotation without having a standardized reference point? That's the existential crisis these pre-300 BC folks are experiencing! Without clocks to establish clockwise/counterclockwise directions, they're stuck in a linguistic paradox trying to explain which way something is spinning. It's like trying to give directions without having invented left and right yet. "It's spinning... you know... THAT way!" *gestures vaguely at the universe*

The Only Number In Alphabetical Order

Math

1 month ago 23.2K views 0 shares

Think about it: f-o-r-t-y. The letters are indeed in alphabetical order. Meanwhile, the guy's brain just imploded from this utterly pointless linguistic trivia. This is exactly what happens when you're on your third consecutive all-nighter before finals and your brain starts serving up these "profound" realizations instead of actual useful knowledge. The kind of fact that will occupy valuable neural real estate forever, while you still can't remember the Krebs cycle for your biochem exam tomorrow.

Sometimes, Right Or Wrong Does Not Depend On Perspective

Math Academia

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Sometimes, Right Or Wrong Does Not Depend On Perspective

When a Japanese person and a logician look at the same symbol, they're both technically correct from their frame of reference! The symbol "⊥" appears as a "T" rotated 90 degrees. To the Japanese person, it's clearly "top" since in Japanese typography this character represents "top" or "above." Meanwhile, the logician sees the same symbol and also says "top" because in formal logic, "⊥" represents a contradiction or "top" in lattice theory. Two completely different knowledge domains arriving at the same verbal conclusion while meaning entirely different things! The universe really does have a sense of humor when it comes to cross-cultural symbols.

Brain Activation Levels For Language Learning Motivations

Psychology Science Tech

2 months ago 7.3K views 0 shares

Brain Activation Levels For Language Learning Motivations

The neurological evolution of language acquisition motivation! This meme brilliantly illustrates how our brain's reward pathways intensify based on perceived utility. Learning English for global communication? Basic cognitive activation. But learning Hindi specifically to decode those lightning-fast engineering tutorials? MAXIMUM CEREBRAL ILLUMINATION! It's peak neuroplasticity when we're driven by highly specific goals rather than general communication needs. The progression of brain illumination perfectly captures how our neural networks light up when we're learning for something we're genuinely passionate about rather than just practical necessity.

I Hope This Joke Isn't Too Basic

Chemistry Science

2 months ago 7.5K views 0 shares

The perfect linguistic pH joke doesn't exi— Oh wait, there it is! Someone brilliantly connected Spanish phonetics with chemistry by asking "If they don't use pH how do they tell acids from bases?" Pure genius! The punchline works because Spanish doesn't use the "ph" digraph in spelling (replacing it with "f"), while in chemistry, pH is the scale that measures how acidic or basic a solution is. It's a spectacular collision of etymology and titration that would make both linguists and chemists snort their coffee through their nose filters.

The Great Mathematics Schism

Math Academia Science

2 months ago 7.1K views 0 shares

The transatlantic linguistic divide strikes again! While Brits casually refer to "maths" (because, you know, mathematics is plural), Americans clutch their calculators in horror at this abbreviation blasphemy. The "Math is math!" reaction perfectly captures that moment when Americans encounter the British version and have an existential crisis. It's like discovering someone puts pineapple on pizza – technically valid but deeply unsettling to certain populations. Next up in cultural mathematics warfare: whether "z" is pronounced "zee" or "zed" in algebraic equations!

Non-English Speaking Math Students Unite

Math Academia Science

2 months ago 5.6K views 0 shares

Non-English Speaking Math Students Unite

The brutal truth of math education! When you're studying topology, "neighborhood" isn't just a place where you live—it's a mathematical concept describing points near a given point in a topological space. The tiny sliver of English lessons is just decorative at this point. Who needs proper spelling when you're busy defining open sets and continuous functions? Math students worldwide collectively nod while frantically scribbling symbols that make way more sense than English orthography ever will.

The Algebraic Adoption Agency

Math Science

3 months ago 9.4K views 0 shares

The eternal struggle of variables! While the English language bullies letters like x, y, z, and q by rarely using them, mathematicians swoop in as unexpected heroes, giving these neglected symbols purpose and meaning. Those letters went from outcasts to superstars overnight! In the mathematical universe, x isn't just some rarely-used letter—it's the rockstar of unknowns, the celebrity of equations, the protagonist in every algebra story ever told. Talk about a glow-up for the underdog characters of the alphabet!

Chill, It's Inflammable (It Will Still Burn You)

Chemistry Lab-life Science

3 months ago 8.5K views 0 shares

Chill, It's Inflammable (It Will Still Burn You)

The English language strikes again with its fiery confusion! The prefix "in-" usually means "not," but with "flammable" it actually means the SAME THING. So "inflammable" = "flammable" = "can catch fire." That's right, folks—the word that sounds like it should mean "won't burn" actually means "will totally burn your eyebrows off!" Chemistry students everywhere are screaming internally while lab safety officers weep in the corner. Next time someone tells you something is inflammable and you feel safe, remember this linguistic deathtrap that's been causing chaos since the 17th century!

The Great Software Vocabulary Extinction

Tech Engineering

3 months ago 17.7K views 0 shares

The Great Software Vocabulary Extinction

Remember when we had actual descriptive words for different software components? Now everything's just an "app" and we're supposed to figure it out from context. It's like the tech world collectively decided vocabulary was too much work. "What are you using?" "Oh, just an app." HELPFUL. Next they'll just grunt and point at screens. The dumbing down of technical language is what happens when marketing departments win the war against precision. And we wonder why tech support conversations feel like trying to explain quantum mechanics to a toddler.

Frequency Of X: Math Vs Dictionary