2 ms·

Literal video, metaphorical lube.

• ButlerianJihad 3mo ago
  > The new approach relies on a layered form of manganese oxide—a mineral material with the right size layers to allow ions to slip in and out and to differentiate rare earth elements. Seems literal to me! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentonite#Drilling_mud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentonite#Drilling_mud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talc#Uses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talc#Uses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite#Other_properties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite#Other_properties
  • cadamsdotcom 3mo ago
    It's a video about literal lube! But a video isn't literally lube :) it's a video.
• defrost 3mo ago
  By Oxford English Dictionary literal definition, not all lubricants are fluids. Etiquette is a mere lubricant of the order of society. OED entry "lubricant" (B.noun) Fine music‥has a sensible effect in‥animating and as it were, lubricating my inventive faculty. OED entry "lubricate" (2.a verb) Lube also used for cash - greasing palms, etc.
  • throwaway27448 3mo ago
    Using the a non-lube to lubricate is still metaphorical. But, I just ignore the word literally and english still works just fine
    • defrost 3mo ago
      Ignoring literally is A-Ok in my book (and forum comments) but I would point out that a "non lube" used to ease a transition, smooth an action, or remove friction is <cough>literally</cough> a lubricant (by definition and hundreds of years of common usage).