Skruppy11h ago
Steve DeGroof 📚🛸
A guide to correct terminology.
#cats #science
Jan 9 at 1:37pmWeb
Show threadDeltaWyeJan 9
@degroof :3
Show thread🔥Cassandra🔥Jan 9
@degroof @alttexthalloffame
Show threadAlex HoffmannJan 9
@degroof @renatarocha but also: https://imgflip.com/i/8txxb3
Silly Cone

An image tagged silicone,conehead,silly,normal

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Show threadArtstoriesJan 9
@degroof Thank you so much! I was never able to tell the difference between silicate and silly cat. Now I know: the silly cat has no hard angles.
Show threadErwan 🚄Jan 9
@art_histories @degroof the silly cat is liquid at normal temperature and pression
Show threadJohn Francis 🇨🇦🦫🍁💪⬆️Jan 9
@degroof what about silica?
Show threadNicolaJan 9
@johnefrancis @degroof Pretty much the same as the silicate, 'silica' and quartz are just two different forms of silicon dioxide. Silicate is a more generic term that includes other materials containing silicon and oxygen.
Show threadAlexa FontanillaJan 9
@johnefrancis
#PostOfTheWeek (season 3):
Silicon is a natural chemical element (Si) used in electronics (like computer chips) and solar cells, while silicone (a polymer) is a man-made rubbery material with silicon, oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen, used for sealants, cookware, and medical devices. The key difference is element (silicon) versus synthetic compound (silicone), often confused due to similar names but vastly different uses, from semiconductors to flexible gaskets.
Show threadF4GRX SébastienJan 10
@johnefrancis @degroof do not eat
Show threadGaëlle, patate quantiqueJan 9
@degroof WAIT are you telling me that silicon ≠ silicone????
Show threadDavid NashJan 9

@gaelle @degroof Who turns sili-con
Into sili-cone?
It's el-em-en-tar-y,
It's silent "e"!

(RIP Tom Lehrer, alas.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91BQqdNOUxs

Tom Lehrer - "Silent E"

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Show threadMulti Purr Puss Jan 10
@dpnash @gaelle @degroof 🤪
Show threadJack SparrowJan 9
@degroof
I am shocked you didn't choose a Maine coon for last image. Here's a
sillycoon
Show threadxs4me2Jan 9
@degroof 🤭
Show threadmirabilosJan 9

@degroof and then, there’s the Silly Con Valley.

(pun not mine)

Show threadHans-Cees 🌳🌳🤢🦋🐈🐈🍋🍋🐝🐜Jan 9
@degroof @androcat it's important to name things right for sure
Show threadPaper MoonJan 9
@hanscees why does Santa look like a flasher?
Show threadKhleedrilJan 9
@degroof I think my laptop's CPU is made out of silly cat.
Show threadrhempelJan 9
@degroof You forgot SillyPutty
Show threadDavid NashJan 9
@degroof Cat in box with a large "+" sign on the box: silly cation
Show threadtheodoraJan 9
@degroof never forget the silly connes
Show threadRoss of OttawaJan 9
@degroof Science is still divided on whether silly cat is liquid or solid.
Show threadSteve DeGroof 📚🛸Jan 10
@ottaross My view is that cats pointedly ignore physics. https://strangestfiction.com/story/S4EmDgtT1zHFCAAiRISJ
Cat Flap by Steve DeGroof - Strangest Fiction

The problems involved in living with a hyperdimensional cat.

Show threadgnateMar 5

@ottaross @degroof

It does take the shape of its container...
q.v. Smallbox Sqaurecat

Show threadTzimisce FleshJan 9
@degroof 🤓Silicon is not a metal.
Show threadSteve DeGroof 📚🛸Jan 10
@flesh True. It's usually classified as a tetravalent metalloid.
Show threadWendroid 🇺🇦Jan 10
@degroof
Show threadPetar Benke 🐧Jan 10
@degroof that cat...
Show threadsiviziusJan 10
@degroof sea lion vs. silane
Show threadSpace Catitude 🚀Jan 10

@degroof

Very useful! I see silicone/silicon errors a LOT.

E.g. a "silicone-based life form" and a "silicon-based life form" would be very different things.

You also really don't want to try to seal your bathtub with silicon. Or make chips with silicone wafers...

Show threadMark WhybirdJan 11
@degroof #UsPol Silly Con
Show threaduwu1baJan 11
@degroof is silicon a metal though?
Show threadSteve DeGroof 📚🛸Jan 11
@a1ba Not really, no. It's classified as a metalloid, even though it looks metallic.
Show threadari7h ago

@a1ba

no, its electrons don't form an electron gas which would allow some of it's electrons to move around freely.
It's a semiconductor instead.

it will also not look like a metal in infrared (> ~ 1200 nm), being transparent instead

@degroof

Show threadtwosky2000Jan 12
@degroof silly cat is the most dynamic. Image a computer run on silly cats. It's basically quantum computing!?!
Show threadMx VerdaMar 5
@degroof oho! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oLxAe6sUWCw
Do silicone kitchen tools contain microplastics? #foodscience

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Show threadtoybox [fr]Mar 5
@degroof Silly cone.
Show threadAster!Mar 5
@CAETFOOD silicaet
Show threadAM💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Mar 5
@degroof especially like silly cat!!!