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[–] DarkSideOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 75 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The people that need to understand this, will not understand this.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They won't even notice the "others" part because they refuse to wear their glasses

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Perhaps if we started using SVG or PNG instead of compressed JPG for graphs, it would have helped a bit.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

I come for the memes but stay for the pedanticness

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Oh, you still think they know how to read graphs?

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 216 points 4 days ago (3 children)

and stars are enacting the trans agenda to turn Hydrogen into Helium

[–] igneis94@feddit.it 142 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Everytime I wake up in the morning, it's because the light of a star has made me woke. Coincidences? I THINK NOT!

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 36 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That shit is going to blow up in all of our faces before it's all said and done, you mark my words.

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I'm shooting at the stars rn to defend you from woke!!!

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[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 175 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We also know elements can't change to a different element through any kind of reaction or anything that would be absurd. I'm tired of these woke scientists.

[–] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 54 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 59 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Alchemy started as a hastily invented way to disguise a piss-drinking fetish that got way way out of hand.

[–] Kiwi_fella@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have it on good authority there is a 5th element. I saw it in a documentary. It's ... perfect.

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[–] 33550336@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh yes, the statistical mindset. Similarly, one could argue that for large integers, statistically there is no prime numbers.

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Statistically, there are no small integers.

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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 54 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I'm just a Helium atom living in a Hydrogen atoms universe.

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[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 40 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It is UNUSUAL for an element to not be either hydrogen or helium. There is nothing wrong with it. It is simultaneously totally OK, an ABSOLUTE MINORITY position, and notably UNUSUAL considering statistical evaluation.

You can ascribe whatever meaning to that you want, but it is not a statistically typical position to be an element that is not hydrogen, not helium, and... Well... It's also pretty unusual to have extra neutrons or something and be BETWEEN hydrogen and helium.

Again, this is TOTALLY FINE. And it is accurate in other hypothetical contexts which are in no way being referenced here. These group sizes are still, of course, in no way the same.

It's not super uncommon to change from hydrogen to helium, but in other contexts... Yes it is. Still totally fine.

Everybody is just getting along the best he/she/they can, but PEOPLE have rights, we don't need to argue for rights by common-washing. It ain't common.

[–] MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

This would have made my high school task of memorising the first 20 elements ALOT easier.

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 39 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Pure H, He ash, and filthy metals.

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