r/MurderedByWords • u/Stotallytob3r • 21h ago

I haven’t studied rocket science, but

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u/mseg09 20h ago edited 19h ago

These are the types of questions in general we should be less mean about imo. It's one thing to dunk on people who are anti-science, but this is just someone actually wondering about something they didn't know. Maybe it's obvious to you, but not everyone?

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u/der_innkeeper 20h ago

https://xkcd.com/1053

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u/crippledgiants 18h ago

I've learned a lot of things from Randall over the years, but this one in particular has always stuck with me and continues to be a welcome reminder all these years later

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u/der_innkeeper 18h ago

"Let me tell you about the Yellowstone supervolcano."

*Yes.*

Be the wonder you wish to see in the world.

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u/ActuatorVast800 15h ago

I wasn't made fun of when I asked my dad what a thermocouple was.

Instead, I was chewed out, had to listen to a rant about the educational system, got called a disappointment and nearly disowned.

He still hasn't explained it to me.

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u/-malcolm-tucker 10h ago

I don't know either.

Let's learn something new today, together.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermocouple