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[–] glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz 49 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

for those who do not get it, this is a reference to the ideal gas law pV = nRT the fact that at constant pressure and temperature the same number of gas molecules (ideal gas) will take the same Volume.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago

Thanks, I immediately recognized it as a formula but couldn't remember what it was for (in my defense, the last time it was relevant to me was about 15 years ago when I studied electrical engineering).

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Soooo... fill with premium?

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 points 3 days ago

Definitely, that thing's supercharged, so more pressure = more heat = more knocking

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 39 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

You can have non-alphanumeric characters on license plates? What do the cops do if they need to catch you? Do they put out an APB for emoticons?

[–] markz@suppo.fi 27 points 4 days ago (3 children)
[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 16 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Like the guy with the NULL plate who got all the tickets for which no number could be found.

[–] null@lemmy.nullspace.lol 10 points 4 days ago

Truly a tragic tale.

This username means you also get "mentioned" a lot in big chatrooms where people post code/logs

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

Honestly, as annoying as that'd probably be, it'd also be great. You could likely argue any ticket was a mistake.

[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I read an article once about a guy who got a NO PLATE licence plate and ended up being automatically blamed whenever a cop wrote in that a car had no licence plate. I wonder what 0X00000 would do.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I think that's what I was actually thinking of but I mixed it up.

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

They both seem equally plausible. "NO PLATE" would be officers writing it in, and if they left it blank the computer would turn it into NULL.

I bet "BLANK" could cause similar issues

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

Little Bobby Tables got his driver's license.

[–] azi@mander.xyz 24 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Use the cyrillic letter А on your licence plate instead of the latin letter A. All your speeding tickets would be mailed to someone else

[–] abfarid@startrek.website 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It seems that everybody who doesn't know Cyrillic thinks that Д is the Cyrillic A...

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 days ago

Meanwhile, the guy in ~~the slave labor camp~~ prison making your license plate: "Alright, thats an A, I'll key in an A here"

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

You do know the cyrillic A is just А(serbian) or А(russian)??

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 3 points 4 days ago

Or the 🅰️ emoji

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 2 points 4 days ago

They already consider similar looking letters as the same. If someone has the license plate "OOPS" , if you try and register "00P5" it will say it's taken.

[–] HBK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't think you can? But, you can use a space and add an equal sign sticker instead

[–] DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 1 points 4 days ago

It might depend on the state, but I think anything other than registration stickers in the designated spot could count as a defaced license plate

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You're a PVnRT aren't you 😏

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Crank up the heat and put me under full body pressure, cuz I'm about to blow. 😏

[–] kippinitreal@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Which is, of course, fundamentally unideal if not antiquated.

[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah the Ideal Gas Formula is cool but what about the Ideal Electric?

[–] potoo22@programming.dev 14 points 4 days ago
[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 7 points 4 days ago

Are there even any states that allow an = ? I bet they drew that on with sharpie

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Lotus Evora in Alabama? Wat?

[–] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 days ago

If this plate is legit not photoshopped, it’s a strong possibility someone working at NASA MSFC drives it.

[–] three@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Are you only allowed to own certain cars in certain states?

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Super rare cars in the poorer states, where nonconformity is treated like cancer?

[–] three@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

They don't have big cities in those poor states? No bankers, or lawyers, or CEOs, or car collectors, or construction contractors? Only the conformation police apparently....

This picture is shopped!!

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Would be even better if the capitalization was correct. Always bugs me when people capitalize units wrong, but in this case it might have been mandatory.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Have you ever in life seen lower case on a license plate? From any country?

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I have never seen an equal sign on any licence plate or road sign. What is your point? I already mentioned that too.

Not from any countries that signed the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 days ago

Fucking nerds think you're so smart. Now excuse me, I need to figure out why my engine is knocking.

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

So this person's nickname is pervert, right? My brain just keeps turning it back to pervert lol

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In computer geek world, pv can stand for physical volume which is used in maybe something like LVM for Linux platforms. TMYK

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 3 points 4 days ago

I thought you were going to say Photovoltaic cells (solar panels)

[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

Runs on neon or argon

[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Pancho Villa, don't chicken out