While searching for the definition of "tortfeasor" last night (apparently my mind has decided to erase all memory of basic legal principles) I discovered that "strangeness" is, and I quote, "one of the six flavours of quark". I'm convinced that physicists spend most of their time reading James Joyce and creating whimsical names for things that may or may not exist. Clearly I've missed my calling.
flavour - defn. 5 (Physics): a quantized property of quarks with values designated up, down, charmed, strange, top, and bottom.
(Courtesy of the Oxford Concise Dictionary)
"I'd like two scoops of quark, please - charmed on the bottom and strange on the top, if you don't mind."
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In other news, I've wiped out my facebook profile. The amount of completely worthless procrastination going on there was getting out of control. I've also broken out in what appear to be stress-induced hives. Fantastic.
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You've gotta be kidding me. I believe a chat with my mother on the nature of quarks is in order next time I see her.
Did you know "quark" is a brand name for yogurt over here.....interesting.....veeerrry interesting.....I will have to translate the packaging to see if it is "strange" or "charmed"......;-)
That is absolutely fantastic! And hey...when did you write your epic poem about the world ending and snails fleeing?
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