(iopscience.iop.org)

181 points EndXA | 1 comments | 19 Jun 24 10:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.217s | source

Show context

Lore has it that Snap, Crackle, and Pop are named after the three elves on Kellogg’s Rice Krispies cereal boxes.

I use them in the context of N-Body Simulations. Curious to learn about other contexts for their use - anyone?

1. n4r9 ◴[19 Jun 24 15:55 UTC] No.40729482[source]▶

> Lore has it that Snap, Crackle, and Pop are named after the three elves on Kellogg’s Rice Krispies cereal boxes.

Surely this is true. Is there any likely alternative explanation?

Beyond velocity and acceleration: jerk, snap and higher derivatives (2016)