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What is the origin of the lake tank image that has become a meme? (2021)

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628 points napolux | 6 comments | 20 Nov 24 13:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.948s | source | bottom
1. arnaudsm ◴[20 Nov 24 15:52 UTC] No.42195033[source]▶
Nerd sniping is my favorite kind of content on the internet

https://xkcd.com/356/

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2. kedarkhand ◴[20 Nov 24 15:55 UTC] No.42195064[source]▶
Ok, now I need the answer to that question, what will the resistance...
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3. jackwilsdon ◴[20 Nov 24 16:03 UTC] No.42195196[source]▶
Answered on explain xkcd ((4/π − 1/2) ohms, or roughly 0.773 ohms): https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/356:_Nerd_Sniping
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4. actionfromafar ◴[20 Nov 24 23:36 UTC] No.42199311[source]▶
Must resist urge...
5. tim333 ◴[21 Nov 24 13:26 UTC] No.42204104{3}[source]▶

  (4/pi − 1/2) ohms that is. HN does funny things to the pi symbol.
6. eddd-ddde ◴[21 Nov 24 19:19 UTC] No.42207641[source]▶
The equivalent of dropping grains of rice so some mythical creature is forced to count every single one.