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who knew? "Did you know that a second is called a second because it is the second division of the hour by 60? The first division being a minute." -- nm

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Jan 24 '18, 06:35

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As acceleration is the rate of change of speed, the rate of change of acceleration is called jerk -- (edited) - Reagen Jan 24, 06:48 2
- ! -- nm - Andie Jan 24, 07:20 1
  - If you poke a physicist enough, you'll eventually get a sense of whimsy out of them. -- nm - Reagen Jan 24, 07:29
Shortened from the term "second minute". -- nm - Ender Jan 24, 06:39
I...did not know that. -- nm - znufrii Jan 24, 06:38

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