Comments on: MAKE Asks: Mnemonics http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/19/make-asks-mnemonics/ DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers Sun, 26 May 2013 06:48:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bobwhitten http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/19/make-asks-mnemonics/#comment-700702 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 03:42:37 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220307#comment-700702 Ohms law was always hard for me because the letters don’t make sense. So I’ve started to remember: America is Victory over Repression: A = V / R. It’s a “america” focused.

]]> By: Mmillard http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/19/make-asks-mnemonics/#comment-640350 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 03:35:35 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220307#comment-640350 My dad taught me this one when I was in high school physics.

In fourteen hundred ninety two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue
divide that son of a bitch in two and that’s how many watts there are in a horsepower. (746).

]]> By: Jolien http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/19/make-asks-mnemonics/#comment-626380 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:05:41 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220307#comment-626380 Ah, google <3

Omdat Osama onze Twin Towers als Fossielen Achterliet Geven Vliegtuigen Angstige Herinneringen (Because Osama left our Twin Towers behind as fossils, planes give scary memories).

]]> By: Jolien http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/19/make-asks-mnemonics/#comment-626374 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:03:20 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220307#comment-626374 I had a Dutch version to remember them, but I forgot it… However, I do remember: “Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big Breasts Matter Most” to remember whether they were somatosensory, motoric or both.

]]> By: jwurm http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/19/make-asks-mnemonics/#comment-620727 Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:39:13 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220307#comment-620727 Also, PMAT (Pablo made a taco.) for the phases of meiosis and mitosis. Prophase Metaphase Anaphase Telophase

]]> By: jwurm http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/19/make-asks-mnemonics/#comment-620723 Sun, 24 Jun 2012 23:36:04 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220307#comment-620723 PEMDAS (Please excuse my dear aunt Sally) – Parentheticals, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction

]]> By: Spencer Chapman http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/19/make-asks-mnemonics/#comment-615759 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:47:04 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220307#comment-615759 My high school electronics teacher taught us for the resistor color code something he said he learned in the navy, which may explain its crude nature. But it’s always stuck with me.

Bad Boys Ravage Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly.

]]> By: Nick http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/19/make-asks-mnemonics/#comment-615122 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:45:15 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220307#comment-615122 I’m afraid the only one ever to stick in my mind is a bit rude:

Some guy f—ed our cat, poor kitty
species genus family order class phylum kingdom

]]> By: kjunkinsKen J http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/19/make-asks-mnemonics/#comment-610042 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:21:33 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220307#comment-610042 TOM Q. VAXY – for hand lettering and drafting, these letters are 6 units wide (same width as height), W is 8 all others are 5 units wide.

]]> By: John http://blog.makezine.com/2012/06/19/make-asks-mnemonics/#comment-609492 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:13:00 +0000 http://blog.makezine.com/?p=220307#comment-609492 For guitar tuning: Easter Bunnies Get Drunk At Easter

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