article author is tragically misinformed, everyone knows it’s wiiings that redbull gives you

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also real life doesn’t usually have unsquare rugs or gas pumps indoors

ai

you are claiming a post about a government agency isn’t political. which is… kind of silly/ridiculous.

you are absolutely right and the rules of this community even state “no politics” so you have a right to be upset here. pretty disappointed with the mod team.

edit: mods appeared to be inactive for three days, have reported this community to the LW admins

government agency

lol

Ben Shapiro is already blaming the attempt on DEI in the Secret Service. Not joking.

edit: also comm rule 2 is no politics, surprised this is still up.

donald trump if he was a horned ram

there isn’t even a joke here lmao it’s just some pretty lukewarm concept associations

it’s not being downplayed dawg it’s the media doing due diligence. this was breaking news at the time they have to wait till, usually multiple, reports verify the story.

i can hear this gif

reality was always fucked

I also love that they say it’s “not very funny,” conceding it’s a little funny but still worth mod action anyway

The Uncanny Valley isn’t real

green is just a chromacuck and wouldn’t get it

well, we all know everyone who does science speaks english 🤷‍♀️

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Do we know the root of the history behind this? Were there any genuine reasons or minds behind it or was it reactionaryism, plain and simple?

i’m jerking their chains🤣

Yeah, my good buddy is from Genovia, where they use a regional version of the periodic table with more human-friendly names. They use Ca for calcium, Ir for iron, Hy for hydrogen, and Ox for oxygen. This change was their answer to the metric system—a way to make science more accessible to everyone ostensibly I believe.

Back in the 1960s, Gennovia was looking to bolster its local industry and economy. The government decided that simplifying scientific terms would help more people get into science and technology fields. It seems to be working because their literacy rates in science are through the roof? Somehow. They even have Ni for nickel and Si for silver, making it so much easier to remember what’s what. I didn’t know it was prevalent enough that it made its way onto package branding tho. Interesting stuff.