this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2024
1173 points (92.1% liked)

Science Memes

10340 readers
992 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
1173
Burning Up (mander.xyz)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
511 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (2 children)

In Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, the number of thieves wasn't really necessarily 40. The number was likely just chosen because 40 was an exaggerated number, much like when we'd say "I've told you a hundred million times". So 40 as a shorthand for "a huge amount" seems fitting in celcius.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What about 101 Dalmatians?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How did the mother dog (no I'm not gonna use that word) not die?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The puppies did not have the same mother. Cruella had been collecting them from all over the place.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Ohhhhhh.... you just cleared up something I believed for 20 years

[–] hakunawazo 3 points 1 week ago

This fairy tale is collected in a frame story in One Thousand and One Nights. Maybe the number of nights were also exaggerated...