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[–] diverging@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It’s a New York thing

New York the state or NYC?

[–] diverging@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

That is a belief that existed and maybe some still believe it, but I don't think any large organizations would consider that canon. It's generally considered a heresy, called Marcionism.

[–] diverging@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

the mirror is reflecting the light emitted by the lamp better than a wall will do.

Will it? Maybe. You are making the assumption that specular reflection is better at reflecting than diffuse reflection, but that is a false assumption. It depends on the reflectivity of the wall and the mirror. A white wall can reflect more light than a mirror.

[–] diverging@lemmy.ml 19 points 8 months ago (3 children)

People have always had a lack of creativity.

When the Greeks were settling around the Mediterranean they founded many 'New Cities', (Neapolis). One remained a 'new city' for long enough for the name to evolve to Naples.

The Phoenicians did the same, in their language 'New City' was Qart Hadasht, we now call it Carthage. One of the Carthages in what is now Spain was conquered by Rome and to differentiate it from the Capital of the Carthaginians they called it Carthago Nova, essentially New New City.

[–] diverging@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

double it and ~~add it to~~ subtract it from what’s left

[–] diverging@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

So then the recommendation should be 'never boil filtered water in the microwave, and never boil filtered water in a new pot on a stove', not 'never boil water in a microwave'.

Edit: or maybe 'Never boil filtered water in a glass or ceramic container' that makes it clear that the method of heating is irrelevant, it's the condition of the water and container that is important.

[–] diverging@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I've boiled water in the microwave thousands of times, it's never been superheated. It's does not easily happen in a microwave.

Every time I've seen someone test out this microwave myth, they use distilled water and a new container.

[–] diverging@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Exactly the same as water being superheated in a microwave, no nucleation sites.

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