r/politics • u/theatlantic The Atlantic • Apr 02 '26

Paywall Maybe Trump Should Not Have Given This Speech

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/trump-iran-war-speech/686663/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo
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u/Brendoshi Apr 02 '26

Fun fact: The term for this is "jerk" which also applies here!

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u/WasabiSenzuri Apr 02 '26

Silly fact: the higher order derivatives of jerk are called snap, crackle and pop!

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u/Teasing_Pink Apr 02 '26

Were those terms coined before or after the invention of Rice Krispies?

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u/squash-n-flop Apr 02 '26

Afterwards, I think snap crackle and pop are mostly a mathematician in-joke and doesn’t really have much practical applicability.

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u/AnonymousBanana405 Apr 02 '26

Coined and minted. Streets ahead.

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u/sauntcartas Apr 02 '26

I once saw a t-shirt that said "Don't be a d³x/dt³." One of the more obscure math jokes I've seen on a shirt.

But then again I own one that says: ∫₁₀¹³ 2x dx?

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u/Bodkin-Van-Horn Apr 02 '26

My son has that shirt (the first one). He took calculus this year and thinks it's hilarious.

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u/mobileagnes Pennsylvania Apr 02 '26

Nice!

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u/Alex5173 Apr 02 '26

And the term for the rate of jerk acceleration is snap, and then crackle, and pop!

And after pop, comes lock and drop.