973
speedometers (mander.xyz)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] atomicorange@lemmy.world 78 points 6 months ago

A thermometer is like if we measured speed by crashing a car into a barrier and gauging how much it made the barrier shake.

[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 24 points 6 months ago

I mean, it would work, lol.

[-] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago

It's really an average of all the traffic that was interrupted

this post was submitted on 22 Apr 2024
973 points (97.3% liked)

Science Memes

11047 readers
3487 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.



Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS