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average physics student vs POTUS 47 (europe.pub)

submitted 4 days ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It isn't just that Trump is a dumbass, being uneducated and "stupid" aren't what makes Trump worthy of hatred and endless namecalling. Simply not knowing things does not make you a fascist.

It is the complete lack of curiosity people like Trump have that I despise more than ignorance, it is violently antithetical to the basic reasons I love science and the pursuit of understanding the world. I am curious, I ask questions, I don't just accept shit that people say because they say it a lot.

Trump hates people like me because we can walk all over him on basically any topic whereas people like me hate Trump because he does not desire to know anything beyond what he is forced to know.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 153 points 4 days ago (9 children)

is that... did he... did he really say that?

[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 285 points 4 days ago (14 children)

Per Newsweek article

"Think of it, magnets," Trump said. "Now all I know about magnets is this, give me a glass of water, let me drop it on the magnets, that's the end of the magnets. Why didn't they use John Deere? Why didn't they bring in the John Deere people? Do you like John Deere? I like John Deere."

Incoherent rambling like usual

[–] drcobaltjedi@programming.dev 159 points 4 days ago (16 children)

How. How is he THIS fucking stupid? How did someone THIS fucking stupid become president twice?

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 116 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Many people are just as stupid as him.

Our society prioritizes trash like nft startups instead of education

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 50 points 4 days ago

Many don't really get to hear him unfiltered. Around T1 I was watching Fox and they at best had a text snippet of something he said. Never extra text around the snippet and certainly not the audio. Still many do go and see him live.

[–] dudinax@programming.dev 23 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Many are, but many Trump supporters started out smarter than him but they've dumbed themselves down to his level in order to continue their support, I guess.

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[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 5 points 2 days ago

"He's one of us"

[–] SW42@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago (11 children)

Just look how stupid the average person is. Half of the people are more stupid. Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The last few years have taught me that the difference between stupid and not stupid is oceans wider than I thought.

I turns out stupid people are closer to what I thought the intelligence of an animal was.

These people literally don’t think. They basically pattern match and that’s it. There’s no deeper reasoning. There’s no capacity for nuance, no understanding or extension of empathy. They can barely read. If you string the gibberish from an AI they’ll blindly trust that it’s correct above all evidence.

Meanwhile we’re seeing all these nuanced multi step problem solving behaviours from birds and all animals and even bumblebees…

[–] Ack@lemmy.ca 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I read something from someone on the internet who claimed to work with bear-proof garbage cans and apparently it’s harder than one might expect. There’s some overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest people.

I’m sure the bears are more motivated, but still…

[–] jmill@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The quote “There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.” is usually attributed to a Yosemite National Park Ranger taking about the issue with designing bear proof trash cans.

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[–] marius@feddit.org 25 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Dude sounds like chatgpt 0.1 beta

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[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 28 points 4 days ago

behold, the shining beacon of freedom and democracy

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 8 points 3 days ago

What the tractor people? Are they particular experts in magnetism?

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[–] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 25 points 4 days ago

At this point you can't really tell whether something is satire or a quote from the orange president.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago (2 children)

He was talking about electromagnets at sea ships... Because the sea-water would short them.

But then, it's almost as stupid as the short version.

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[–] Generica@lemmy.world 56 points 4 days ago (3 children)

A funny meme with a picture of a disgusting vile person

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 days ago (8 children)

well... to be fair.......

[–] pmk@piefed.ca 18 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Whenever I think about magnets I remember this Feynman interview where someone asks him why magnets behave the way they do, and he says that to answer a "why"-question you need a foundation where something is agreed to be true, and it seems like for electromagnetic forces we end up in " because that's how the universe is apparently".

[–] porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Sure, but between nothing and the axioms of the standard model we end up with a fairly comprehensive description which can predict how different kinds of magnets behave in a wide variety of situations.

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[–] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 82 points 4 days ago (2 children)

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[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I guess those spinning magnetic pills one puts in beakers over a magnetic hot plate in chemistry labs are all an empirical hoax then.

[–] Alvaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 days ago

They are protected by the PTFE cover, so the magnet is not in contact with water. Basic chemistry...

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Those are stir bars.

That they're magnetic is propaganda to push magnetic field bunk to sell more so-called "magnets". Stir bars are moved by phlogiston, which is why the liquid medium is often heated in tandem.

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 7 points 3 days ago

They're my fave bit of lab equipment. That and the Vortex because I must touch it.

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[–] PacketPilgrim@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 days ago

The lodestones have always been, nobody knows their origin, or how they work. /s

[–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 25 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Feynman must be ~~rolling~~ changing the spin orientation in his grave.

[–] xxxb@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

cries

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 17 points 4 days ago

Smart people will always admit when they aren't sure about something.

Idiots always know everything

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