Science Memes @mander.xyz Stitch0815 @feddit.org 2 mo. ago

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GIF of the breakdancing lady at the olympics with the caption "Me explaining mass spectrometry"

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That is the #1 ranked breaker in the world. Show some respect.
I prefer her T-Rex moves.
Not pointed at you OP, but it kind of pisses me off how this lady got more attention than the actual breakers and medalists the Olympics.
- Don't be.
  
  I who don't care for sport at all, am now aware more about breaking then I would be; I saw some other matches 100% because of her actions. I would not have bothered otherwise.
  
  She brings more interest to the sport; I only saw three events, the rock climbing (I climb); some of the kayak (kayak cross is awesome) and some of the breaking.
  
  So there you have it; of the very small amount of the Olympics I watched, breaking was part of it.
- Absurdity sells.
- I had a whole argument with a bud about her PhD in breakdancing.
  
  My take was that she pushed breakdancing into the human consciousness significantly more than anyone in history ever has so she deserves that PhD, very few people know the name of the person who won the gold but a ton more remember raygun or at the very least 'that breakdancing lady'. Regardless of how skillfull she actually is. Also, iirc she was actually a classical dance teacher at that school and this was just in response to the Olympics adding breakdancing, I watched an interview where she said something along the lines of 'I didn't even care for breakdancing'.
  
  My take was that she pushed breakdancing into the human consciousness significantly more than anyone in history ever has
  
  Interesting thought exercise, but a WILD take. Notoriety shouldn't be considered the same as actual accomplishment. Otherwise, John Wayne Gacy should be considered the best clown of all time.
  
  Phil Kim/Phil Wizard (the gold medalist) is a pretty accomplished breaker/bboy.
- I don't care about the Olympics, and many people are the same. So funny shit like this is the only redeeming thing.
- What pisses me off is the break dancing is considered an Olympic sport.
  
  Eh, painting and chess used to be Olympic sports. Shooting/air rifle still is. Break dancing requires more physicality than all of those.
  
  I don't particularly care about gatekeeping what activities are added/subtracted to the Olympics, as long as it's competitive and entertaining to watch.
  
  Why do you care?
  
  Why?
- Aussie Aussie Aussie!
  
  Seriously though she's shocking. Going into the Olympics with no one but herself and her message in mind
  
  I respect it. We think of the Olympics as this Grand international unity thing, but it's not. It's a for profit entertainment company
  
  It's not the best in the world, it's hundreds of feeder organizations that submitted the paperwork, and the people they chose to select
  
  No one had submitted paperwork for Australian breakdancing... So she and her husband did
  
  It's art - intentional or not. Skilled or not (it was not). I don't even know what county won breakdancing... But that couple made an impact on the world, undoubtedly. I could do some of her moves and anyone would instantly recognize it
- Which just shows how stupid the whole circus is.
Quick someone throw her back in the water.
She has a name, eh? Raygun.
- Ohhh yeah you are right I forgot
  
  I was just joking, eh. All good.
Is mass spec hard to explain? Zapy deflecty binny county correlatey.
- I mean
  
  Essantially a very expensive scale with magnets?
  
  And lots, and lots, of painstakingly collected data to measure against
Me trying to find the comfy spot in bed.

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