Comments on: Resistance is Futile

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 17:56:23 +0000

Due to its sheer relevance to physics, “BLACK BODY RADIATION” (commemt # 23) receives my vote. Please do not let “BUSH BOYS” (comment#29or#30) win another election, even if it yields a rather unflattering victory.

By: RedDragon

RedDragon — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 03:20:52 +0000

Bring
Back
Rubber
Or
Your
Gender
Bending
Vinyl
Gets
Wet

Hehe. Sorry. The words just came out of nowhere.

By: RedDragon

RedDragon — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 03:16:40 +0000

Bush
Boys
React
Over
Your
Gender
By
Victimising
Good
Women

By: RedDragon

RedDragon — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 03:14:38 +0000

Just an idea:

Bush
Boys
React
Over
Your
Gender
But
Via
Global
War

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:28:44 +0000

Joida, I agree with your analysis that Stephen’s “BAD BEN RUNS OVER YOUR GARDEN. VENGEANCE GROWS WITHIN” is one of the best mnemonics in the bunch. Furthermore, I agree with your analysis that memory plays the most valuable role in the value of the mnemonic. However, I would like to add a modifier to Stephen’s mnemonic. I would like to modify “BAD BEN” to “BIG BEN” simply because when I think of “BIG BEN” I think of England. In turn, when I think of England, I think of beautiful English gardens. In turn, when I think of English gardens, I think of “YOUR GARDEN.”

By: Joida

Joida — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:15:21 +0000

but this one’s still better (despite my analysis)…

Better Be Right Or Your Great Big Venture Goes West!

By: Joida

Joida — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 14:10:55 +0000

This one from Stephen (with typo correction) is my favourite:

Bad Ben Runs Over Your Garden. Vengeance Grows Within.

I think it’s the easiest one to remember because it’s divided into two logical parts (longer sentences are more difficult to remember) that are complete and well-constructed sentences without redundant words (redundant words and awkward sentences make it more difficult to remember), it’s a coherent narrative, it’s easy to picture the narrative, there’s a single action and consequent emotion (running over garden, vengeance) that can be easily identified with, there are a lot of poetic sound resonances (making it easier to memorize), and it’s kinda funny (depending on how you picture it).

By: Burrow

Burrow — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 19:22:06 +0000

These are great. Now I’m going to have to try and come up with one, but there have been a few that I may use. I hate the old ones.

By: Clifford

Clifford — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:20:03 +0000

General remark:- There is no time limit to making comments on posts. They all get read by several readers, via the “recent comments” in the sidebar .
thanks for posting.

No Thread is Dead.

-cvj

By: Mostafa

Mostafa — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 17:16:57 +0000

Unfortunately I read this post lately, and so I’m not sure
if anyone reads this comment, but if so, I thought one my enjoy this one that I
invented:
Black body radiation observation yielded grasping beyond violet. Great work!
It may sound not much like a mnemonic, but it’s more relevant to physics after
all, and I think it’s very easy to memorize, especially for physics students!
In Persian, we actually have some (nearly romantic) poems for it.