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-square79fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down14
arrow-up160arrow-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-square79fedilink
minus-squareAFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 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-squareArashikage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoThe cardboard ring around a coffee cup is called a Zarf
minus-squareSariEverna@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoAnd the infinity symbol is likely related to the analemma, the shape the sun traces out over the course of a year.
minus-squareChickenAndRice@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoAnother fun one: the # symbol is an octothorpe
minus-squarewaz@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 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-up3·1 year agoWell, it came out when I was 26, but I don’t think I saw it.
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!”).
The cardboard ring around a coffee cup is called a Zarf
These are awesome! Thanks
And the infinity symbol is likely related to the analemma, the shape the sun traces out over the course of a year.
Another fun one: the # symbol is an octothorpe
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.