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Feb 29, 2020 12:42 PM
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junkonly
Speed of sound in a vacuum = 0
lilliflowertittipower
Is It a true E quote?.. Or Is It someone's idea of Einstein quote?
Mentor397
If it's on the internet, it absolutely must be true.
givemefivedolla
And yet today we are only graded on the “facts” we can remember. Study, remember, test, forget
zachisthebeesknees
That’s an eloquent way of saying I don’t remember. I’ll have to save this for personal use.
FunkyTheFox
False. He was a physicist. He knew the speed of sound
KharnMalik
Meanwhile in highschool *memorize the first 25 elements
cre8majic
Never memorize what you can look up, is another thing he said. You need to know where to look/whom to ask to find info
knottyboy26
and now a lot of students will use this as an excuse not to study at school
Gir45
My grandpa used to tell me, "Being smart isn't knowing all the answers, it's knowing where to find them."
StudioC2
Sometimes, also the ability to identify what questions to ask
shatterblast
Absolutely true.
bobbob1016
Imagine if he had Wikipedia. Or Siri/GAssistant.
shatterblast
It wouldn't be much different I imagine.
bobbob1016
He'd be able to find things like that even faster is my point. Also Siri uses Wolfram Alpha, which would be good for him.
shatterblast
True. However, he was use to finding things insanely quick at times. Also, while Google has its uses, it doesn't solve everything.
shatterblast
While really good, technology doesn't solve everything. While I'm not relating this part to your answer, it can make more problems instead.
bobbob1016
Correct. I just meant it *can* be faster for finding data.
floydz69
Boom!
Otaku4ever
BOOM...!
mikeatike
WastingMyLifeOneMemeATaTime
sailordude81
SONIC Boom!
imgurj17
Spinning bird kick!
YourUpstairsNeighbor
Yet here I am unable to forget it's 343 m/s
ChloeRed
...at sea level, with 20C dry air?
umbrellawieldingcokedupotterbeingassaultedinawindowlessroom
In air, at sea level, at 70 degrees fahrenheit...
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getmo
https://youtu.be/gGSx54CkWsQ
Drakorise
Also pretty easy to remember the speed of sound in space..
cjmmeathead
Lol
islippedonmyslipper
Haha +1
coolcalx
I can’t get it out of my head either. Freaked out my boss when I knew it off the top of my head when we were doing some calculations
coolcalx
Also can’t forget that the mass of an electron is 9.11E-31 kg
TheSwedishMoose
Or that the charge of an electron is 1.60E-19 C
JCBalance
I bet you dont remember your social security and credit card number
TheSwedishMoose
Sure I do, it's 31-- wait a minute...
coolcalx
Trust me, my man. I’ve ordered enough pizzas to have my credit card memorized.
HoneyBadgersAreBadAsses
Our schools do exactly what re does NOT like.
dread0not
U.S. universities: here’s a study guide but make sure you memorize everything because any word we say is fair game....AnYtHiNg
morelikeconsham
A) US universities are the best in the world, so I'm not sure why you are complaining about their policies. B) they tell you that
LuIu
That's an overly broad statement.
morelikeconsham
When it comes to saying which countries are best at education, the statements are by definition broad. Would you like an itemized list of
morelikeconsham
Worthwhile schools and commentary on how they stack up on an international level? Because that's going to be a tad more than 140 characters.
LuIu
We may have some of the best, but we also have some shitty ones. Saying US schools "are the best" isn't quite right.
Deomitrius
Personally, i think my US college education was a massive waste of time an money. I "need" the degree for the job I have, but all the >
Deomitrius
relevant education could have been covered in 1 or maybe 2 semesters. A significant lack of training in what would have been useful skills >
Deomitrius
and instead I was required to memorize the anatomy of obscure extinct aquatic species in order to pass. US education is not the best >
Deomitrius
It's just prestigious.
jursamaj
What you're after is a vocational school. College is different.
morelikeconsham
Because students insist on asking teachers for an itemized list of questions that will appear on the exam, and it's tiresome as fuck.
dread0not
I have lived and attended US colleges on and off for 10 years. I don’t want an itemized list, just consistency to professor’s claims of the
dread0not
Material they say WILL be on the test but never show. It’s not a good representation of real world work, though I value the knowledge of
dread0not
Many of my professors, some have even become friends I can rely on professionally.
shadow351
Hmm, nobody told my chem professor, why the hell was it necessary to memorize the periodic table?
islippedonmyslipper
Maybe because he did and he measured your competence by that? He couldn't think of any better way to do so. Or maybe just messing with you
Rhacodactylus
While true, the road to learning how to think does require memorizing a lot of facts.
Kodaxmax
I wouldn't say a lot, just basic logical and researching skills, should allow you to re learn anything as needed.
getmo
Less so today. Most people have the internet coming into their schools and workplaces. Knowing the right answer is less important than /
getmo
/knowing how to find the right answer, and how to analyze the information to determine the accuracy & trustworthiness of the answer.
PantherMedic
Depends on the job. While I can look up dosages on my phone or in a handbook, I usually don't have time to do so and treat my patient.
Rhacodactylus
Determining the accuracy of an answer requires having relevant information already known. Same with knowing where to look.
getmo
Sure, but it requires practicing different types of thinking to analyze, than memorization & regurgitation. Most schooling only focuses on /
getmo
/having students practice memorization. Like what Musk said in interview, "in college they give you a question and expect an answer, they /
ObiHaiv
That's the best "Fucked if I know" response that I've ever heard.
TheRealGeorgeMcfly
a much catchier response than "I forgot"
NoNameFred
"Mach 1" (also: 1234 km/h)
AquaGrey
I once had to do a presentation about Einstein's life, so I did it as if I was him, German accent and all. When asked when he died, I 1/2
AquaGrey
forgot, so I said "You want to know when I died?" and the teacher laughed and I didn't have to say. 2/2
drunkenvulcan
Even catchier response: yo mama
linearcore
It's like Pi. To a "science enthusiast" the more digits remembered the more impressive. To a scientist, it's a button on my calculator.
somethingintangible
God damn it I hate those pesky science enthusiasts
linearcore
Nah, they're wonderful people (who pay my salary). I just wish *some* would focus more on the actual important things.
linearcore
But seriously, pi = 3, or 1, whatever. It doesn't matter when I'm doing envelope calculations. Otherwise, pi = np.pi()
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cjmmeathead
I want to believe he said that. Someone please tell me so.
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woodchucc3211
This is bad advise with the way people rely on google and how fast that information can change.
Notmypants
I hate the genius character in TV shows whose intelligence is just his capacity to constantly have available a bunch of obscure facts
islippedonmyslipper
I have major gripes with people knowing pi to the 10th+ decimal. Pi is overrated anyway. Learn something truly smart like Plank's constant
SteadyRedRanger
I hate more the ability to recite perfectly from memory every Shakespeare play, sign of advanced intelligence and culture... PERFECT RECALL
mrsdowneyjr
That's one reason I love Johnny's Sherlock.
Kodaxmax
I think its usually done fine. Having a good memory is definitely a component of intelligence and they generally lack wisdom and social skil
Antrazit
People tend to believe there is no connection between knowledge and intelligence. There is of course, but it is easier to consider yourself
Antrazit
Intelligent when you tell yourself that the ability to save information has nothing to do with intellect
ItsjustDog
Storing information is useful.. USING that information is what most people lack. That's the true nature of genius.
MercilessTheMerciful
I don't think this train of thought is widely recognized as fact.
bonly89
Not really. Though "common sense" does require one to be common.
GhostofCain
Knowledge and intelligence are not the same.
mrsdowneyjr
Except that a detective who can't recognize that a clue is obscure like the squawk of a bird on a recording won't know to investigate
TheDayTheBrainStoodStill
That's because it's fucking hard to write a character who's actually smarter than his writer, and most writers are of average intelligence.
ItsjustDog
This is why I read comments.
TheDayTheBrainStoodStill
It *can* be done, it's just fucking hard. In the first Jason Bourne movie, Bourne needs to get out of the embassy so he rips off the (2/3)
TheDayTheBrainStoodStill
(3/3) building plan off the wall and checks which window he can exit to climb to the next building. 5 seconds. It took the writers 2 weeks.
Notmypants
It's easier to write a character who sees connections really quickly if you're the one writing those connections though.
TheDayTheBrainStoodStill
Also known as 'the Arthur Conan Doyle principle'.
bonly89
Average upper niddle class intelligence. That being said, can definitely tell which shows have the smarter writers.
ItsjustDog
Futurama!
TheImmunerd
As a young professor I try to take this approach, but the old guard is resisting tooth and nail
AxelBeingCivil
Truth. Understanding the model is far more important than the minutiae.
SixFeetShort
I know some people who graduated with no facts and no ability to think...
GiNgErSnApBiTcH
as a history teacher i LOVE this .. it’s not the WHY that matters most
FoeOfFauxPho
it's not the why that matters most? i am confused.
AdmJota
I assume they started to say "it's not the..." and were going to talk about memorizing junk, then backspaced to say "it's the WHY". But typo
shatterblast
Knowing why is great if you want to use a working concept. However, you may care more about the how if solving a problem or developing.
shatterblast
It's like knowing why money exists versus how to spend it well. They both have their places.
Snodig
It’s the whence.
jvjk
He was a legend
ButterfaceTaintClown
he still is, but he was then too.
bumCandle
He is a legend, since you don't achieve legend status until you're dead
TheRealGeorgeMcfly
I'm like 85% sure he was a real guy dude.
floydz69
Real people can be legends, just look at me!
floydz69
Is'
godzilladc
Also, the speed of sound is completely dependent upon the medium.
pgbc2prbc
redpandabanana
You know...This is something I’ve always know but never knew that I knew. Like the speed in air vs water vs solid objects.
Seanthombbomb
What the fuck has a clairvoyant got to do with the speed of sound?
AdmJota
That's why, by convention, physicists usually assume air at a standard temperature and pressure unless otherwise specified.
Xenomagus
Cleo isn’t a good one I hear.
valvarsson
The tv show?
VVulf
Even swallows vary in speed. Their wing velocity changes by species, and it can be an important distinction.
OliverKlozoff1269
Your mom swallows
ctrlshiftkill009
that too varies in speed based on the medium
needtwoknow
African swallows?
godzilladc
No, your mom swallows.
VVulf
Um, I don't know. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh.
mni905
Laden or unladen?
GdebMueller
Or European?
Edutittam
It's generally assumed in a vacuum though right?
Parcevel
So what’s the speed of sound in a vacuum then.... XD
Imjusthereforthecomments
You’d be waiting forever.
TongueWagger
Oooh I know the answer to that one!
license2kilt
Zero.
WeirdAlisMySpiritUserName
That would be zero.
mni905
Kirby or Hoover?
MrSaturday
Birdo.
Kodaxmax
well technically so is everything, including light.
Sauroctonus
Even time.
AJFXW
Not the speed of royalty in England. A new monarch ascends upon the death of the previous monarch at the same speed regardless of medium.
Irrk
I would wager the speed at which they switch would sharply increase if they were underwater. Then stop altogether after a few minutes.
gaidinbdj
Close. The speed of light is an absolute. The speed of a specific signal is slowed down by the medium.
Kiwiiiiu
Well yes and no, the actual speed of light never changes it's simply the path the light chooses to take through the medium that changes
ryanthedevv
Light has a constant velocity, speed changes.
ryanthedevv
Think gears on a bike.
ArcaneAj
You're correct in spirit, but you got them backwards. Speed is constant, however velocity is direction dependent and changes if the path 1/2
Blutsaugher
That's why we specify "speed of light in a vacuum" and "speed of sound in air" when referring to those things.
LetMeTellYouSomethingAboutHowTheWorldWorks
We say this but this is actually a simplification. Light goes the same speed between particles, but bounces off more particles in matter.
NotTheSharpestSpoonInTheDrawer
That is definitely not how it works. https://youtu.be/CUjt36SD3h8
LetMeTellYouSomethingAboutHowTheWorldWorks
That's interesting. I was just in a college physics class but maybe the prof. Was just simplifying it. I always wondered why it didn't+
Spawnofsanta1313
This is what I tell my students. I don't care if they don't know who the 17th Pres. of the U.S. is... it doesn't matter - we carry...
Spawnofsanta1313
Computers in our pockets. What I care about is A: Can you find that information? B: Can you confirm that the info is true? ...
Spawnofsanta1313
C: Can you analyze the historical information you find?
Spawnofsanta1313
NO COP will ever pull you over and demand to know who the 17th Pres is. So who cares if you have it memorized? BUT developing the ....
Spawnofsanta1313
ability to do meaningful research will serve you throughout your life.
Moorhen5
Also he said, 'There are 2 ways to live your life, one as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as everything is'
GrouchyMarx
Also: "I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy"
GrouchyMarx
And: "I honor Lenin as a man who completely sacrificed himself and devoted all his energy to the realization of social justice." Smart man.
buskill
Both of those make the word useless
Lightsmith
You had a coherent thought. How miraculous
FrancisFulloffrenchpeople
"Fucking rainbows after it rains. There's enough miracles here to blow your brains." -Albert Einstein
LumpersNSplitters
He also was under surveillance by our govt and cried over a dead shark in CA.
RhymingEverything
That is awesome (the 2nd part)
RobertKazamakis
So he had a soft spot for marine life?
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Blutsaugher
Yeah, miracle is the lazy answer. Then later someone figures it out and it's time to move the goalpost.
ZhonShi8888
Not a single man on the face of earth knows how a pencil is made.
mercymain12
Idk there’s plenty of people that have died and then like minutes later they’re back with little to no brain damage
cecilryegate
I took it as a metaphorical statement over a literal one. In the same vein of thought as 'the glass half full'.
mercymain12
Probably shouldn’t considering he believed in a God but considered the God to be the entire universe as a whole (I also believe this 1/
cecilryegate
Whatever floats your boat mate.
mercymain12
I’m not saying you’re wrong but what I’m saying is true based on a quick google search with a few sources
mercymain12
However I do believe that the universe is the Christian God hence why we can’t comprehend him in the Bible. Frankly I believe God is the 2/
mercymain12
Atom itself hence why were built “in his image”
in70x
I never understood that until recently. Now I completely understand what he meant. Like there is something instead of nothing..
LumpersNSplitters
No, keep trying, that's not what it means.
in70x
Couldn’t give full explanation of what he meant. But it’s a statement about existentialism and perspective. Maybe I’m choosing poor words
NacLac
His point is either everything is precious or nothing is. You can't pick and choose which pieces you value.
in70x
Essentially yes that’s what he is saying but its far deeper than that if I am coming to find
HoukouUkage
I choose the latter.
Aquilarden
I choose violence
extrasad
I choose the former
OnionCutter
I still choose that one man's wife
flyingmonkeystick
AND I CHOOSE YOU!
jetflight
TIL Einstein was a Sith. Since only Sith deal in absolutes.
vorduul
But "Only the Sith deal in absolutes" is an absolute. So the Jedi are Sith. Or those movies have shitty dialogue. Maybe both!
whatshappeninghere
Only a Sith would say that
KeepOnFeatherinItBrother
It JUST occurred to me how ironic that statement is haha
BoozeHound001
Palpatine was right the jedi had become dogmatic in their views on the force.
DarthPlague
That is also an absolute Young Jedi
GenerallyKenobi
Wait a minute...
Sayagain
Hello there
AmbientSun
Okay but "Only the Sith deal in absolutes" is itself an Absolute, and is also a Jedi phrase. So...
TheSwedishMoose
Obiwan says this in response to Anakin's "if you're not with me, you're against me." That's the kind of absolutes he means.
nycterelis
And also contradicted by Yoda...
FirstAidPoetry
Do or do not.
UglyHorribleGrouchyOldMan
I almost did.