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Phase Change (xkcd) (imgs.xkcd.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Deebster@infosec.pub to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3025

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[–] dufkm@lemmy.world 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

BaBa is Melt

KeKe is Float

[–] chellomere@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Baba is you?

[–] dufkm@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Wall is Stop

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

For keke is water is float, but keke is something else is sink. (Other substances tend to be more dense when keke than baba).

EDIT: a bit more on-topic, Baba is You is a good example of the bouba-kiki effect; you kind of expect Baba to be round and fluffier than Keke, and that's exactly what you get.

[–] dxc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Its actually not instant. Splashing cold water sounds harder than hot water, its called the bouba-kiki linear tranformation. Trust me bro.

[–] isaaclyman@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

And at 100C, it changes phase to Heeheehoo. Lotta people don’t know that

[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Let's have a kiki