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> and protons a negative one. A "pro" negative? That introduces a whole new confusion.
by randomdata 2y ago
> and protons a negative one.
A "pro" negative? That introduces a whole new confusion.
- YoshiRulz 2y agoIt's the Greek "proto-", not the Latinate "pro-".
- 1970-01-01 2y agoI had a chemistry professor that tried to teach like that: "Lets review some terms. Hydro. What should you think when you hear the word hydro?" "Hydrogen?" "No! Water! Isn't it obvious?"
- test6554 2y agoHey, as long as we are rewriting history, we could go with different names too. Both the names of the things and which one was positive were arbitrarily assigned and I just think some mistakes were made… from a teachability/usability perspective. Like the original USB inventor not making usb reversible from the start.