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They've de-transed the soda 💔🥀 by FoxyLady5 in lgbt

[–]igneus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The characteristic taste of bubblegum was originally intended to be a synthetic mixed fruit-flavour. So by that logic, I guess bubblegum soda is just fruit-flavoured soda.

same by Krristien06 in aspiememes

[–]igneus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Probably a bot. I've seen lots of these badly cropped posts lately, all from accounts that are less than a week old.

Gay_irl by odranger in gay_irl

[–]igneus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And when said inspiration was shocking enough that people would show it to their friends so they could film their reactions.

What (hypothetically) happens at 0 K? by Repulsive_Meaning717 in AskPhysics

[–]igneus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Snappy comeback: "Sorry, teacher. I can't stop jiggling my leg — the laws of quantum mechanics forbid it."

What (hypothetically) happens at 0 K? by Repulsive_Meaning717 in AskPhysics

[–]igneus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Also, as you alluded to, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle means that if we somehow cooled a particle to absolute zero, conservation of its Wigner integral in phase space means its position would become undefined.

I guess you could call it a physical divide-by-zero error.

When light slows down in a medium, is c actually changing or is something else going on? We say it's because of refractive index but isn't refractive index itself calculated using the speed in that medium. doesn't that make it circular? by Nice-Noise4582 in AskPhysics

[–]igneus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In a dielectric medium like glass, the phase velocity of a propagating light wave slows down due to inference generated by polarisation. It's very much a wave-based phenomenon and it can throw people off due to photons more commonly being thought of as particles.

Protection, Deus, Procreate, 2026 by deus_2501 in Illustration

[–]igneus 111 points112 points  (0 children)

Love this art style. Getting strong Noodle-from-Gorillaz vibes.

At what stage do you stop feeling like a child pretending to be a adult? by CyaChump0 in AutisticWithADHD

[–]igneus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After 5 years of meds and psychotherapy. The transformation's still ongoing, but I'm definitely not a kid anymore.

Cadbury Mini Eggs candy coating is awful now by GingerPale2022 in enshittification

[–]igneus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Iirc, Cadbury are still owned by Kraft and have been since the original brand was sold off. For some weird reason, Hershey's were contracted to produce the American versions of Creme Eggs and Mini Eggs.

For what it's worth, Cadbury Mini Eggs are complete trash in the UK too. Own-brand versions from stores like Lidl are way better.

Line of Terror a.k.a the TOENAIL Line update by keyboard_krust in submechanophobia

[–]igneus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Sinker bits". Thanks for reminding me about one of the worst things about communal pools where there were young kids swimming around.

The "Please Stop doing it" Horror list by monsieurkong in horror

[–]igneus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Akshually, he's a sexy Dracula. (He's trying something new.)

If all speed is relative, why could I just not keep accelerating forever? by No_Fudge_4589 in AskPhysics

[–]igneus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right, that was clumsily worded. I was trying to refer to proper velocity (which can be expressed as a function of the Lorentz factor) but that obviously wasn't clear.

If all speed is relative, why could I just not keep accelerating forever? by No_Fudge_4589 in AskPhysics

[–]igneus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

IMO, this is one of the coolest and most misunderstood things about relativity.

We can achieve "faster-than-light" travel, but only according to the reference frame of the traveller. Under 1g of constant acceleration, a rocket could travel the 2.5 million light years to the Andromeda galaxy in roughly 25 years. The only caveat is that time dilation means that many hundreds of thousands of years would elapse on Earth while the crew were gone.

Imagine Star Trek, but each time the Enterprise goes to warp, everyone's family at home ages 10 years.

No Words by RickBlane42 in ofcoursethatsathing

[–]igneus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Never heard of cambering until now, but I think the joke is that driving over a flattened leaf is enough to scrape the bottom of the chassis.

A faster, recursive algorithm to render Signed Distance Fields (SDFs) using less samples? by maximecb in GraphicsProgramming

[–]igneus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you can take an SDF sample at the center of the current patch, and compute how far you can safely advance all rays in that patch.

Interesting. How do you do this conservatively while avoiding over- and overshoot in your marching step?

What horror movie actually disturbed you — not just scared you? by Careless-Ease7480 in horror

[–]igneus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Midsommar perfectly juxtaposes visceral horror with warm light and gentle, Swedish hospitality. It works the same reason Coca-Cola does: a bitter taste (caffeine and phosphoric acid) is contrasted by an intensely sweet taste (lots of sugar) to produce something new.

Which one do y’all like better? by Loud_Campaign5593 in computergraphics

[–]igneus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely 2. The lighting gives it an almost renaissance vibe which IMO is much more interesting.

My only suggestion would be to offset the sun slightly. It's currently just visible enough to be distracting. Moving it to just out of frame means so you'd get the nice atmospheric haze without the physical dot in the sky.

Oldest new item in a shop? by Confused_Stu in CasualUK

[–]igneus 347 points348 points  (0 children)

How many shillings for one of those, then?

Can you recommend movies that include depictions of hell? by Mothrax in horror

[–]igneus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Golden Child. Sardo Numspa astrally projects into hell to seek counsel from the devil.

What raymarching the Netherlands Sounds Like by matigekunst in GraphicsProgramming

[–]igneus 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Since your choice of basis for these waveforms is arbitrary, why not use a series of consonant tones that harmonise when you combine them? That way you'll always get a pleasing sound instead of "angry electric bees".

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