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[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 49 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

for those who do not get it, this is a reference to the ideal gas law pV = nRT the fact that at constant pressure and temperature the same number of gas molecules (ideal gas) will take the same Volume.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Soooo... fill with premium?

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 points 11 months ago

Definitely, that thing's supercharged, so more pressure = more heat = more knocking

[–] Laser@feddit.org 3 points 11 months ago

Thanks, I immediately recognized it as a formula but couldn't remember what it was for (in my defense, the last time it was relevant to me was about 15 years ago when I studied electrical engineering).

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 39 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

You can have non-alphanumeric characters on license plates? What do the cops do if they need to catch you? Do they put out an APB for emoticons?

[–] markz@suppo.fi 27 points 11 months ago (3 children)
[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 16 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Like the guy with the NULL plate who got all the tickets for which no number could be found.

[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 10 points 11 months ago

Truly a tragic tale.

This username means you also get "mentioned" a lot in big chatrooms where people post code/logs

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 11 months ago

Honestly, as annoying as that'd probably be, it'd also be great. You could likely argue any ticket was a mistake.

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I read an article once about a guy who got a NO PLATE licence plate and ended up being automatically blamed whenever a cop wrote in that a car had no licence plate. I wonder what 0X00000 would do.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think that's what I was actually thinking of but I mixed it up.

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They both seem equally plausible. "NO PLATE" would be officers writing it in, and if they left it blank the computer would turn it into NULL.

I bet "BLANK" could cause similar issues

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Little Bobby Tables got his driver's license.

[–] azi@mander.xyz 24 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Use the cyrillic letter А on your licence plate instead of the latin letter A. All your speeding tickets would be mailed to someone else

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It seems that everybody who doesn't know Cyrillic thinks that Д is the Cyrillic A...

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 months ago

Meanwhile, the guy in ~~the slave labor camp~~ prison making your license plate: "Alright, thats an A, I'll key in an A here"

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

You do know the cyrillic A is just А(serbian) or А(russian)??

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 3 points 11 months ago

Or the 🅰️ emoji

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 11 months ago

They already consider similar looking letters as the same. If someone has the license plate "OOPS" , if you try and register "00P5" it will say it's taken.

[–] HBK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't think you can? But, you can use a space and add an equal sign sticker instead

[–] DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 points 11 months ago

It might depend on the state, but I think anything other than registration stickers in the designated spot could count as a defaced license plate

[–] kippinitreal@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

Which is, of course, fundamentally unideal if not antiquated.

[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah the Ideal Gas Formula is cool but what about the Ideal Electric?

[–] potoo22@programming.dev 14 points 11 months ago
[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You're a PVnRT aren't you 😏

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Crank up the heat and put me under full body pressure, cuz I'm about to blow. 😏

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Lotus Evora in Alabama? Wat?

[–] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 13 points 11 months ago

If this plate is legit not photoshopped, it’s a strong possibility someone working at NASA MSFC drives it.

[–] three@lemmy.zip 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Are you only allowed to own certain cars in certain states?

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Super rare cars in the poorer states, where nonconformity is treated like cancer?

[–] three@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They don't have big cities in those poor states? No bankers, or lawyers, or CEOs, or car collectors, or construction contractors? Only the conformation police apparently....

This picture is shopped!!

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 7 points 11 months ago

Are there even any states that allow an = ? I bet they drew that on with sharpie

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Would be even better if the capitalization was correct. Always bugs me when people capitalize units wrong, but in this case it might have been mandatory.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Have you ever in life seen lower case on a license plate? From any country?

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 4 points 11 months ago

Not from any countries that signed the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I have never seen an equal sign on any licence plate or road sign. What is your point? I already mentioned that too.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 11 months ago

Fucking nerds think you're so smart. Now excuse me, I need to figure out why my engine is knocking.

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So this person's nickname is pervert, right? My brain just keeps turning it back to pervert lol

[–] otikireht@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 11 months ago

You saying this reminded me of my mom's old custom plate she had when she was a nurse. She had XOX PRN, which would mean "hugs and kisses, take as needed" on a prescription. A gas station attendant made a comment about her loving porn once and she ended up getting rid of it.

[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Runs on neon or argon

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In computer geek world, pv can stand for physical volume which is used in maybe something like LVM for Linux platforms. TMYK

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 3 points 11 months ago

I thought you were going to say Photovoltaic cells (solar panels)

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Pancho Villa, don't chicken out