▲ 683 ▼ The blueclear bomb (lemmy.world) submitted 5 days ago by Mandarbmax@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] NekoKoneko@lemmy.world 31 points 5 days ago (3 children) It's pronounced "Blucular." permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 22 points 5 days ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago And Blunami. Like, it was right there... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Natanael@infosec.pub 1 point 3 days ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherenkov_radiation Cherenkov radiation (/tʃərɛŋˈkɒf/[1]) is electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle (such as an electron) passes through a dielectric medium (such as distilled water) at a speed greater than the phase velocity (speed of propagation of a wavefront in a medium) of light in that medium.[2] A classic example of Cherenkov radiation is the characteristic blue glow of an underwater nuclear reactor. Its cause is similar to the cause of a sonic boom, the sharp sound heard when faster-than-sound movement occurs. The phenomenon is named after Soviet physicist Pavel Cherenkov permalink fedilink source parent
[–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago And Blunami. Like, it was right there... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 1 point 3 days ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherenkov_radiation Cherenkov radiation (/tʃərɛŋˈkɒf/[1]) is electromagnetic radiation emitted when a charged particle (such as an electron) passes through a dielectric medium (such as distilled water) at a speed greater than the phase velocity (speed of propagation of a wavefront in a medium) of light in that medium.[2] A classic example of Cherenkov radiation is the characteristic blue glow of an underwater nuclear reactor. Its cause is similar to the cause of a sonic boom, the sharp sound heard when faster-than-sound movement occurs. The phenomenon is named after Soviet physicist Pavel Cherenkov permalink fedilink source parent