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Adding water to something (dampening mass) is less effective than adding something solid to it (damping mass). One of my favorite little pet peeve typos...
by alhirzel 4y ago
Adding water to something (dampening mass) is less effective than adding something solid to it (damping mass). One of my favorite little pet peeve typos...
- Baeocystin 4y agoHuh. TIL. Do you know the reason for distinguishing between the two in this way?
- LarryMullins 4y agoIt's a play on words, to "dampen" something is to make it moist.
- Baeocystin 4y agoWelp. That's what I get for commenting before coffee!
- Rebelgecko 4y agoThanks for the correction! Have you seen the designs for interplanetary spaceships that use the crew's water supply as a protective shield to block radiation? I wonder if they need mass dampers for their dampening mass.