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[–] supernight52@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

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"

[–] ftbd@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] supernight52@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 days ago (2 children)

no, the closest equivalent is "me"

[–] supernight52@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

https://youtu.be/rGdtZHNSOSo

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

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 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 days 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

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