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[–] EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 77 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I've only had the confidence/anger to say it directly to soneone once, but I've decided in the future to reply to this with "and you didn't look like a judgemental piece of shit, yet here we are."

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 57 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The dangerous thing is that I would practice this until it’s a habit and then auto-deploy the script at the worst possible person.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not autistic, but this sounds like a good way to get out of a conversation. Would this be cultural appropriation?

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 13 points 2 months ago

This is one of the ways to handle someone saying you don't look disabled (whether autism or other). I think w can all share it when appropriately used against judgmental assholes. I personally have gone with a less aggressive "and you didn't look so rude".

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago

I see you too have adhd

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

... and then named all the dinosaurs, then cloud types, then helpfully pointed out there are actually 6 states of matter and named described each of them...

[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

when you learn enough about physics you realize theres really only two phases of matter. electrons attached and electrons not attached. most of the ones people think about are varying flavors of electrons attached.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

Thats like saying all colours are either blue or not blue. Not the most useful distinction, even if technically correct

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No

There's BEC at the low temp end and quark-gluon plasma at the high temp end

[–] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago

what are the electrons up to in those?

[–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Wait, 6? Plasma, condensate... What's the sixth?

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Okay, so, just like how the idea of there being "7 continents" is virtually meaningless under Plate Tectonics, so too do the traditional states of matter no longer apply under new understandings of astrophysics, high- and low- temperature physics, and advanced materials science. Consider: what most people think of as "solid" is really just "crystalline": repeating structures of atoms bound together in a lattice which act as a rigid body. However, glass is not crystalline. Shouldn't "glass" be a different state of matter, since it operates under some of the properties of solids, and some of the properties of liquids?Also, solids can flow, even crystalline solids (consider the mantle, or dislocation creep). Also, what about when salt dissolves into water, and the ions dissociate? Does "aqueous" count as a state of matter? How about what happens when you go above the curie temperature of a magnet? That phase transition completely changes the physical state of the material, and in a way that is arguably much more profound than going between the phases of minerals, such as between Andalusite and Kyanite.

How about superconductors? Fermionic condensates are in a unique state, and are composed of matter, but are distinct from bose-einstein condensates.

Neutronium is another excellent case. Neutron stars are made of matter, but they act closer to a single, multiple-mile-wide atomic nucleus, rather than just a bunch of neutrons. Degenerate matter is definitely its own thing.

So, the point is: the very idea of "states of matter " is only useful for certain problems, but breaks down quickly upon advanced inspection. My guess would be that the original commenter is presumably counting "aqueous" as a state of matter, but really, once you get any further than "plasma, gas, liquid, solid", the categorical breakdown stops making sense, since you get too many exceptions.

[–] nightlily@leminal.space 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nature cares little for boxes and borders. I pity biologists trying to taxonomically classify life most of all.

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes, that's one of the main reasons I like chemistry: the periodic table works pretty damn well, with few ways to really break it... yet

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Plasma (normal)

Bose-Einstein Condensate

Quark-gluon plasma

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase_(matter)

Nonclassical States: Amorphous Solid, Plastic Crystal, Liquid Crystal, Copolymer

Magnetically Ordered states: transition metal, quantum spin liquid.

Superfluids and condensates: Bose-Einsteincondensate, fermionic condensate

High-energy states: Degenerate matter, Quantum Chromodynamic (QCD) Matter, Color-glass condensate, very high energy states

Proposed: Supersolid, String-net liquid, superglass, chain-melted state, quantum hall effect, photonic matter,

[–] Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Bafflement ;P

[–] DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Time crystals

[–] MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Today I was at catechesis talking to a boy who liked Roman history like me, and the teacher tried to "be nice" and join in the chat.

Her eyes widened as I spent the next 5 minutes listing why should Marcus Aurelius be hated and why was Claudius the greatest dude.

[–] tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

BR Class 08, BR Class 09, BR Class 20, BR Class 31, BR Class 33, BR Class 37, BR Class 40, BR Class 43, BR Class 45, BR Class 47, BR Class 52, BR Class 66, BR Class 101, BR Class 150, BR Class 158, BR Class 166, Jubilee Class, Stanier Class 8F, BR Class 313, BR Class 314, BR Class 323, BR Class 375, BR Class 377, BR Class 385, BR Class 387, BR Class 395, BR Class 465, BR Class 483, BR Class 484, 1938 Tube Stock, 1972 Mark 2 Stock, F7, F40PH-2, F40PH-3, GP38-2, GP40-2, MP36PH-3C, AC4400CW, C40-8W, ES44AC, ES44C4, SD40, SD40-2, SD70ACe, SW1000R, MP15DC, ACS-64, ALP-46, M3, M7, Acela Express, Amfleet Cab Car, Bombardier Bi-Level Cab Car, Gallery Cab Car, CTC-3, DB BR 204, DB BR 363, DB BR 365, Vossloh G6, DB BR 612, DB BR 628, DB BR 101, DB BR 103, DB BR 110, DB BR 112, DB BR 143, DB BR 146, DB BR 155, DB BR 182, DB BR 185, DB BR 187, DB BR 401 ICE 1, DB BR 403 ICE 3, DB BR 406 ICE 3M, DB BR 422, DB BR 423, DB BR 425, DB BR 442, DB BR 1442, DB BR 766, DB BR 767, N-Wagen, TGV Duplex, SBB RABe 523, Ge 4/4 II, GP9RM...

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like and am impressed by this, but feel sad that it didn't contain BR Classes 140-145.

[–] tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry to tell you the list was compiled by u/WEELOO77 on r/trainsimworld. My knowledge of trains is that they exist.

[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Here I was thinking your name stood for train girls shriek

[–] AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Entire trains, or just the locomotives that pull them? Usually the locomotives are the focus.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Locomotives are for normies. A true autist knows the cars as well, and who made the handrails.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I can tell you roughly where all the main roads from № 1-20 in my country lead

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Also I can count up to 1024 on my hands in binary

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why not ternary? Your fingers have more than 1 joint. If you exclude the thumbs, you could even do quaternary or whatever it's called.

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you can individually manipulate just the first joint on each of your fingers you're a mutant.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

The first one from the tip I can't manipulate individually so you're right, base 4 is impossible. But 0/1/2 I could do an all 3 fingers and my thumbs. Technically that means the ability to count to 59049, though it'd be a painstaking process.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not to be ableist, but can’t most people do that?

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

They do but they dont know about it lol

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I do the Hundred Hand Trick for them. Usually gets them off my back.

[–] tautalas@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Flappy hands.