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[–] [email protected] 64 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Stow-ic (Stoic): To be emotionally disconnected, stable, without reaction.

Sto-ike (Stoich): Slang, of an engine to be running at it's optimal stoichiometric ratio for combustion

I spend too much time in car groups.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Stoich is also a general term for stoichiometry, in chemistry. Same idea as with engines, but more general.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

stoichiometric

Flashbacks to chemistry class where we calculated this shit, get me out!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I've seen that terminology used for engines, but I had no idea it was pronounced different and had another meaning.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I am running at my optimal stoichiometric ratio. I am above your jest.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

stoich

could you use this in a sentence? i'm having a hard time understanding how to use it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"The ratio of air to fuel inside the cylinder is at 14.7 to 1, exactly at stoich."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

ohh got it, thank you :)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

"This conversation is giving me a stoich"

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

Made me snort laugh, Anon read about it enough to identify with it before hearing the word and got made fun of by kids who learned the name from Pewdiepie

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago

This is actually funny

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Seems realistic

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Joke's on you, I don't know how either of those is pronounced!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One is pronounced "stow-ic" and one is pronounced "stoike".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

silly, You assume I know how stow-ic and stoike are pronounced, those symbols are pronounced differently in other languages.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

hey man, i think you dropped your gay card

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Poor anon was just a st-oik.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Disco Elysium in one meme.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

At least he still has his gay card