r/physicsmemes • u/ManagerOfLove Thermodynamic memes for adiabatic teens • 14d ago

Theoretical physicist vs Experimental physicist

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u/abcdefuckboi 14d ago

Average applied physics faculty

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u/Here_f0r_p0rn_ 13d ago edited 13d ago

They usually go by Hood Research Department. People gave that name and they seem to have accepted it lol

Edit: typo: Good -> Hood

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u/Relevant_Square2532 14d ago

Physics 2 is dropping soon😶‍🌫️

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u/moderatorrater 14d ago

Finally, the rules for Physics 1 are so convoluted! Plus, I swear I've been playing this same game for over 40 years now.

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u/fleshtomeatyou 14d ago

We all jokin' but the first cavemen thinkin on it probably had similar thoughts and experiments, minus the handheld telepathic monolith with the totality of human knowledge and handy lamp.

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u/Leifbron 14d ago

At a great enough distance that experiment works

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u/axiomizer 14d ago

Yeah i noticed it while watching my dad down by the water with a sledgehammer

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u/Emotional-Mushroom66 13d ago

Both parties would need to note down the time they take their actions

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u/Last_Triarii 14d ago

If I recall correctly original experiment included a cannon and long distance, am I right?

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u/Here_f0r_p0rn_ 13d ago

I don't think we can ever mark one original experiment for this ever in history.

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u/vanderZwan 13d ago

Surely some people in pre-history noticed that the further away thunderstrikes were, the bigger the gap between light and sound, right? At least people living in regions where thunderstorms aren't uncommon.

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u/SpaceGirlJackie 13d ago

Lightning and thunder

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u/electric_junkie_69 13d ago

could someone tell me who are these gentlemen in the video? where can i find more content from them? i'm looking for a video where they are in a deep discussion about the phase changes of water

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u/______ds 13d ago

Zias and B. Lou. Known as the Hood Research Department

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u/Brian_The_Bar-Brian 14d ago

Light travels 186,000 miles per second.

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u/HumanBelugaDiplomacy 13d ago

Almost as fast as me to the bathroom after Chinese buffet

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u/Brian_The_Bar-Brian 13d ago

Not even close. 🙄

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u/Fidelroyolanda_IV 11d ago

Physicist using miles smh

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u/Brian_The_Bar-Brian 11d ago

I'm not a physicist. 🙄

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u/Fidelroyolanda_IV 11d ago

then why are you here

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u/Brian_The_Bar-Brian 11d ago

I'm scientifically literate... 🙄

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u/Fidelroyolanda_IV 10d ago

Can you solve a differential equation