Author Topic: What is your preferred pronunciation of 'meson'? (Read 7568 times)

Stryke 9 · **Reply #20 on:** October 04, 2002, 02:22:23 pm

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Originally posted by Shrike
quite incorrect.

Mesons and baryons are two main groups of strongly interacting particles. Their internal structure is different (two versus three quarks) and there's other differences.

Which makes a HUGE difference if you're making up imaginary futuristic superbombs that wouldn't work in the first place.

Killfrenzy · **Reply #21 on:** October 04, 2002, 02:48:19 pm

When it comes to the FS2 weapons, the beams are by far the most realistic. Anyone want to know why?

Stryke 9 · **Reply #22 on:** October 04, 2002, 02:48:47 pm

Lasers. Already exist, so we know they work, essentially the same thing.

Except a laser would probably more slowly cook an enemy ship, instead of chopping it up.

Killfrenzy · **Reply #23 on:** October 04, 2002, 02:52:15 pm

Well, maybe if we've got enough power, and focus it enough. Sure, it may not be BFRed size but lasers already cut metal in two, abeit from close range....

I personally believe that once fusion power, along with nanotechnology is harnessed to a sufficient degree, laser weapons will become reality.

BTW - how many people noticed on the FS1 boxart that the Shivan fighters were firing beams?

karajorma · **Reply #24 on:** October 04, 2002, 03:13:02 pm

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Originally posted by Killfrenzy
BTW - how many people noticed on the FS1 boxart that the Shivan fighters were firing beams?

You talking about the vasudan anubis fighters that are firing beams?

Stryke 9 · **Reply #25 on:** October 04, 2002, 03:39:25 pm

All I saw was a Typhon.

Anyway, there were beams, after a fashion, in FS1. The Lucy had some primitive beam-thingies- they looked like ****, but they were beam cannons.

karajorma · **Reply #26 on:** October 04, 2002, 03:50:53 pm

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Originally posted by Stryke 9
All I saw was a Typhon.

Anyway, there were beams, after a fashion, in FS1. The Lucy had some primitive beam-thingies- they looked like ****, but they were beam cannons.

Depends on the cover

diamondgeezer · **Reply #27 on:** October 04, 2002, 04:07:20 pm

More important is the pronuciation of 'beta'.

I'm english, but thanks to FS I'm forced to hate my friends/co-workers/professors who say 'bee-ta' instead of 'bay-ta'.

Grrr...

Stryke 9 · **Reply #28 on:** October 04, 2002, 06:18:21 pm

k: Nice. But they look like regular game lasers to me, a bit elongated to look interesting.

ZylonBane · **Reply #29 on:** November 30, 2002, 07:46:02 pm

I pronounce it MAY-sahn. The MEE-son pronunciation just sounds... illiterate. Like people who pronounce GIF with a hard G, CD-ROM as "CD rome", and say "supposably".

Knight Templar · **Reply #30 on:** November 30, 2002, 07:50:23 pm

GIF as in "gift" right?

"ta" instead of "to"

"mulk" instead of milk...

props for the dead topic revivage

Goober5000 · **Reply #31 on:** November 30, 2002, 08:10:37 pm

w00t! ZylonBane agrees! That's what I think, too. "MEE-sahn" sounds just as illiterate as "nucular".

Thanks, ZylonBane, for the dictionary link.

And it's pronounced "GIF", like the peanut butter.

Knight Templar · **Reply #32 on:** November 30, 2002, 08:19:54 pm

But why would it be like a J? It's with a G. G makes the "Guh" sound like "Gift" without the T, right?

Galemp · **Reply #33 on:** November 30, 2002, 11:36:00 pm

Vote bumping=bad

Goober5000 · **Reply #34 on:** November 30, 2002, 11:40:47 pm

*ignores GalacticEmperor*

Usually, G before an E, I, or Y changes the hard G sound "Guh" to a soft G sound "Juh". Just like C changes from "Kuh" to "Suh". Gift is an exception.

Galemp · **Reply #35 on:** December 01, 2002, 12:13:39 am

Ignore me, eh? *sharpens axe* Well then he won't be suspecting anything, will he...

Knight Templar · **Reply #36 on:** December 01, 2002, 12:45:18 am

I say you give him the good ol' force lightning

Juh...

ZylonBane · **Reply #37 on:** December 02, 2002, 11:14:48 am

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Originally posted by GalacticEmperor
Vote bumping=bad

Hey, anything on Page 1 is fair game.

As for "GIF"... yes it is properly pronounced "jif".

Goober5000 · **Reply #38 on:** December 02, 2002, 01:46:50 pm

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Originally posted by GalacticEmperor
Vote bumping=bad
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Hey, anything on Page 1 is fair game.

ZylonBane, who are you quoting?

*squints at thread*

Oh, it's GalacticEmperor. Have you finished sharpening your axe yet?

*takes a closer look at axe*

Hey, isn't that Tiara's?

Galemp · **Reply #39 on:** December 02, 2002, 04:42:22 pm

Shush...

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