atocci@kbin.social to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoI'm trying to prove a point. Without looking it up, what are these?media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up194arrow-down16
arrow-up188arrow-down1imageI'm trying to prove a point. Without looking it up, what are these?media.kbin.socialatocci@kbin.social to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square103fedilink
minus-squareAFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41·1 year agoI’m too old to know what Phineas and Ferb is, but when I was young I used to love knowing obscure words like: The indent between your upper lip and your nose is called the philtrum (more commonly known now because of piercings The recess on the bottom of a wine bottle is called a punt. The infinity symbol (like a sideways 8) is a lemniscate The cap on the pointy end of an umbrella, or any other tubular thing (including a pencil) is called a ferrule The space between your eyebrows is your glabella Etc. Anyway, aglet was one of those. I was always so happy when I had an opportunity to use one (“Oh, man, my aglet broke!”).
minus-squareSariEverna@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoAnd the infinity symbol is likely related to the analemma, the shape the sun traces out over the course of a year.
minus-squareArashikage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoThe cardboard ring around a coffee cup is called a Zarf
minus-squarewaz@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoBut are you old enough to remember Tom Cruise discussing them in the film Cocktail? (in the cinema on the original release‽ )
minus-squareAFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoWell, it came out when I was 26, but I don’t think I saw it.
minus-squareChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoAnother fun one: the # symbol is an octothorpe
I’m too old to know what Phineas and Ferb is, but when I was young I used to love knowing obscure words like:
The indent between your upper lip and your nose is called the philtrum (more commonly known now because of piercings
The recess on the bottom of a wine bottle is called a punt.
The infinity symbol (like a sideways 8) is a lemniscate
The cap on the pointy end of an umbrella, or any other tubular thing (including a pencil) is called a ferrule
The space between your eyebrows is your glabella
Etc. Anyway, aglet was one of those. I was always so happy when I had an opportunity to use one (“Oh, man, my aglet broke!”).
And the infinity symbol is likely related to the analemma, the shape the sun traces out over the course of a year.
These are awesome! Thanks
The cardboard ring around a coffee cup is called a Zarf
But are you old enough to remember Tom Cruise discussing them in the film Cocktail? (in the cinema on the original release‽ )
Well, it came out when I was 26, but I don’t think I saw it.
Another fun one: the # symbol is an octothorpe