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Physicists vs Normal People (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

Acceleration in physics terms just means a change in velocity. Velocity is speed in a given direction. The steering wheel, gas pedal, and brake pedal all accelerate the vehicle.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Acceleration in physics terms just means a change in velocity. Velocity is speed in a given direction

They definitely know that, given that they know that change in acceleration is called jerk

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (5 children)

And I had no idea what the fourth derivative was called so I had to look it up. It’s called snap or jounce.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

And fifth/sixth derivatives are crackle and pop because some physicists thought it would be funny to have it be “snap crackle and pop”

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