Stamets@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 10 days agoAdd it to the pile of reasons to hate 'emlemmy.worldimagemessage-square178linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareximtor@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoIt confused me a bit when reading the Mistborn series. Wtf is aluminum and why have i never heard of that? Do they just call Aluminium differently because of story reasons? Did i miss something? Are the other metals correct? Good books tho
minus-squaregens@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoLike in the tv shows when they say “epinephrine”, and I was like wtf is that? for years. And later on with the amazing metal called tungsten. Why have I never heard of it? (Its andrenaline and wolfram)
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoAcetaminophen / Paracetamol is probably the one I see the most.
minus-squareburntbacon@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoWait until you learn why it’s called epinephrine. Then you’ll really roll your eyes.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoBendalloy is a commercial name, which is for the best because we’d hate for Wayne to burn Wood’s metal
minus-squareHiTekRedNek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoAluminum is the original name for the element. It was changed to be more in line with the others in its group.
It confused me a bit when reading the Mistborn series. Wtf is aluminum and why have i never heard of that? Do they just call Aluminium differently because of story reasons? Did i miss something? Are the other metals correct?
Good books tho
Like in the tv shows when they say “epinephrine”, and I was like wtf is that? for years.
And later on with the amazing metal called tungsten. Why have I never heard of it?
(Its andrenaline and wolfram)
Acetaminophen / Paracetamol is probably the one I see the most.
Wait until you learn why it’s called epinephrine. Then you’ll really roll your eyes.
Bendalloy is a commercial name, which is for the best because we’d hate for Wayne to burn Wood’s metal
Aluminum is the original name for the element. It was changed to be more in line with the others in its group.