#german inventions

[atadnerdy]

Germany - Fun Facts and Inventions - A Tad Nerdy

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Germany is a diverse and historically rich country located in the heart of Europe. From its stunning natural landscapes to its vibrant cities, Germany offers a wide range of experiences for visitors. In this blog, we will explore the country’s fascinating history, culture, cuisine, and notable landmarks. Historical and Cultural Significance Germany’s history is deeply intertwined with the rise…

[itwoodbeprefect]

i like learning languages because "fried egg" as a term is pretty straightforward and descriptive, but deep in my heart it's a mirror egg even though i would never have thought of translating it like that before today (dutch "spiegelei", spiegel + ei, literally mirror + egg; german does exactly the same with conveniently the exact same spelling for once, though pronounced slightly differently) and the reason i'm thinking about this is that according to my sources (dictionaries) in thai it's a star egg (ไข่ดาว, khài + daao, literally egg + star) and both of those are infinitely pretty, poetic terms, which makes "fried egg" a sort of punchline purely by contrast. but then as i was looking up the etymology of spiegelei, as one does (it seems to be a translation from french, "oeuf (au) miroir", and it's a mirror because it's, well, shiny), there was a casual mention of the flemish (the people of flanders, the dutch speaking part of belgium) also using the term paardenoog. and that would be horse + eye. which a) feels as descriptive as fried egg, albeit in a very different way, b) does not particularly make me want to eat fried eggs, and c) the "ei" part in spiegelei sounds very similar to the english "eye", meaning that what we've stumbled upon here is the absolute best thing in the world: an incredibly context-dependent cross-language PUN. paardenoog? oh yeah that's a horse ei. oh my goddd

[in-spain-without-an-s]

why using your backhand when you can run three kilometers to the side to use your forehand ?

[daughterofhecata]

Tfw you're reading something completely unrelated and suddenly get hit over the head by a Fandom Realization.

[salvadorbonaparte]

My knowledge of Korean culture is rudimentary at best but I think Germans and Koreans should become besties because we also ferment cabbage, have different levels of formality, and got split in two as a result of the cold war

[lilacerull0]

lila wants to alter the way her mind works and elena and enzo love her for that very thing. i never think about this.

[leonsliga]

Leon Scoretzka, circa 2017 ⚽️💥

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

Inca Roads • Can't Afford No Shoes • Sofa No. 1 • Po-Jama People • Florentine Pogen • Evelyn, a Modified Dog • San Ber'dino • Andy • Sofa No. 2

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[rebellum]

Someone given the power of time travel so they go back in time and kill baby Hitler only to go back to the changed present and find the only thing different is that there are more people with the last name Hitler around because people didn't have to change their names after ww2

[oars]

why are so many people (primarily english speakers) shocked when someone that speaks a different language also jokes around and behaves the same way they do in funny situations. yeah bro they're human just like you shocker

[etchif]

I love translating yayy yippee

[hasdrubal-gisco]

the way germans say tschüß sounds so bad compared to the czech čus (and of course it's cooler brother, sůč)

[harpygon]

^this thing is indeed older than "pizza hawaii" its Wikipedia pages does also include a Tab titled "Cancer developement risk" which is neat.

[todayisafridaynight]

What did we do to deserve Ichiban 🥰

Was gonna say invent croissants but those were made by the french and hmmmmmmm

[isawthismeme]

[bibastibootz]

okay listen!!!! nobody can "invent" bisexuality, it has always existed and there is nobody who its formation can be credited to and—

. . . I stand corrected ✨