I was reading a post about unique things you wouldn’t want, such as a nasty medical condition named after you.

That got me thinking.

What is the most unique thing.

Being the tallest person doesn’t count, because there is always a tallest person…

I thought maybe units of measure, there are not really that many units named after people. Newton, Pascal, ampere etc… Turns out there are quite a few.

Next thought was atomic elements, there are 19 named after 20 people. That is fairly unique 20 people out of the ~110 billion to have ever lived, have an element named after them.

  • @shalafiEnglish
    2•3 months ago

    These surgeons were moving fast, I can see it.

    I was sawing wood one night and barely touched my thumb webbing, split open like a mouth. Bet you could take 3 fingers an single forward and back stroke. You can for sure with modern blades.

    (If anyone is considering a new saw, get the kind with this sort of edge: https://www.amazon.com/REXBETI-Folding-Camping-Pruning-Quality/dp/B07BLQBN8X/ Those are modern day light sabers.)

    • @[email protected]
      2•3 months ago

      These surgeons were moving fast, I can see it

      Everybody was limb-fu cutting (hiya!)

      Those cats were fast as lightning (hiya!)

    • TheRealKuniEnglish
      1•3 months ago

      Can confirm, I cut down an entire small tree with one of those very easily when I was younger.