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[–] TheDarkQuark@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Tbh, it makes me sad that the Swastika is viewed as a racist symbol. It has existed for ages before the advent (and collapse?) of Nazis. The Nazis have misappropriated it in the eyes of the western world. There are still numerous cultures all over the world who view the swastika as a symbol of good health.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I predict the swastika will be redeemed before the toothbrush mustache.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What did Chaplin do wrong?

[–] burgersc12@mander.xyz -1 points 10 months ago
[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 21 points 10 months ago

Of course, the Nazi moon base was just a jumping off point to get to the North Star

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 12 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Why do Americans call this the Big Dipper? What even is a dipper?

[–] nelly_man@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A dipper is like a large ladle and is used more for transferring a large amount of liquid rather than serving. Oftentimes, the end will be more squared off with a flat bottom.

To me, these two constellations look very much like dippers and it's difficult to see them as bears.

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I’m from the UK, we call it The Plough.

[–] nelly_man@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

That makes sense. I can definitely see that. Do you have a different name for Ursa Minor? We call it the Little Dipper here, but I'm assuming that's not the case on your side of the pond.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 9 points 10 months ago

A old timey ladle with a flat bottom.

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

In the Netherlands we call this "the big bear", which is an even more bullshit name, if you ask me.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

But at least "big bear" is consistent. That's literally what Ursa Major means, and that the name it had basically for 2000 years now.

The reason it doesn't remotely look like a bear is because this is just the ass and tail. The whole thing looks like this:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Ursa_Major_IAU.svg/1280px-Ursa_Major_IAU.svg.png

[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

It looks more like a ladle ("dipper") than a bear ("Ursa major") to me. Always made more sense to me.

It's a stretch to say a pair of quadrilaterals with sticks look like a bear family, imho.

[–] Neurologist@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

It’s the cooking pot looking part of Ursa Major

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Otava master race

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

You put it in a septic tank to get the poop out

[–] lath@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Calm down, Don Quixote!

[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

tHeY cAn ConTrOl tHe StArS!

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 2 points 10 months ago

So That's why they built that laser.

[–] SeattleRain@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

If Nazis are ubermench why are they constantly feeling sorry for themselves haha.