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[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 48 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 3 points 23 hours 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).

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 points 21 hours ago

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