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Wakeangel2001 — the mnemonic device
Published: 2006-03-11 01:48:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 15269; Favourites: 107; Downloads: 285
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This comic is loosly based off an AIM convo i had with Kat while i was doing some astronomy homework. Now for the explanation:Don't know what a mnemonic device is? Neither does Aelita, thats the joke. Basically, a mnemonic device is a sentence or phrase in which the first letters of each word help you memorize an acronym, steps of a process, or something else you need to remember in a certain order. In this case, Jeremy is specifically referring to OBAFGKM, the 7 spectral types of stars, with O stars being the hottest and brightest, and M stars being coolest and dimmest (the sun itself is a G star)
Now that you know, have some fun with mnemonics, remember the order of the nine planets with "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" or how to classifiy species with "Kindly Penguins Cook On Frogs Green Skin" (i made that one up myself, it helps me remember Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species) or ROYGBIV (pronounced Roy-Gee-Biv) to remember the seven colors of the rainbow. Can you come up with your own useful mnemonics?
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I remember making a parody cover for the first ten elements of the Periodic Table with two songs (Gretchen Wilson's "Redneck Woman" (the first part of the first verse) for remembering the symbols; Jason Aldean's "Johnny Cash" (the chorus) for the full names).
But in all seriousness, this is so funny.
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Ah. ^.^
The species one, I learned it as 'King Philip's class ordered fuzzy green slippers.' (With the added bonus of having class and order actually in the phrase.)
Also, for converting the metric system, is 'King Henry's drunken uncle drinks chocolate milk.' (Kilo, Hecto, Deka, unit, deci, centi, milli. The 'unit' can be meters, liters, grams, depending on what you're working with,
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Hey, there! I've noticed you've got some Jerlita in your gallery.
I'm , and I've very recently started a club, and I'm quite in need of members... Would you like to join?
(I'm sorry if I'm being to forward or anything... 
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Er... that was supposed to go on your profile
lol, sorry about that...
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Funny!!! But I think its spelled pneumonic??? Awesome anyways!
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pneumatics are systems that use compressed air to do work, I don't think there is such a word as pneumonic, at least my browser is telling me its misspelled when I write it.
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Uhhh.. Turns out you spelled it right. Pneumonic has to do w/ pneumonia....pneumatics are whats??? That's random....Is that a real mnemonic in ur comic?? rhyming...lol
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Holy crap, I actually remember this one. Damn, astrology class ruled. Sweet comic.
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haha omg i came across this just as i was trying to find a mnemonic sentence for OBAFGKM for my astrology homework! hahaha crazy!
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My little bro came up with "Get Donuts At Each Bakery" to remember the 5 sharp major keys in order.(G, D, A, E and B)
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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (lines of music staff under the Treble Clef; the spaces were FACE...)
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oh, good one, when I took music class we learned it as "every good boy does fine"
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I learned it as "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge"
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i luv it!!!!!!!!!!!!
yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i like exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ummmm sorry but most of the eggs are dead
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I know. that was my first batch. my second looks like most of them are doomed too, but the green one is going to hatch!
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hope it works drogons are cool
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I guess. I'm more of a werewolf person myself :3
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i like both wounder what would win if they had a fight
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oh, i dont know there....werewolves can only be killed with silver though.....
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let us have a moment of silence for the little guy..........
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heeh, nice one. You got Aelita's clothes nicely. XD
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Heheheh, quite a clever comic here. I like the innocence of known knowing mnemonics and the benefits that can come with it...well, so long as the device itself is a good one.
^_^
Very well done. Thank you for sharing this with us all.
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That was priceless. And So (Being a guy i can't believe what I'am about to say) cute. (Oh no I used it I used the "C" word.)
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[glares] HEY! I'm a guy, and I use the "c" word! Cute! There, see?
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You missed the point I was being sarcastic. But hey I have been known to utter the word every now and then.
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when pluto was declared a non-planet, and before it was redeclared a planet, i used "my very exotic mother just stipped us naked" or "my very enthusiastic mime just said nothing"...but now pluto is a planet again so those dont really work >.<...but i thought they were kinda funny...
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wait, when did pluto get made a planet again?
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i thought it was...well thats what my brother told me anyway >.<...oh dang ok i just looked it up on wikipedia (lol) and it said that pluto is still a dwarf planet..lol my bad...ok then i guess those two will still work
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Orange bats are flying, gonna kill me
I like Jeremy's more >> ... I remember it better too
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heh, that sounds like something Link would say while fending off a flock of fire keese
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Funny... I never got into that game XD
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Jeremy is even smoother then he thought he was haha. I have one of those thingys but its rather lame
Never NORTH
eat EAST
soggy SOUTH
wirms WEST
i always get directions mixed up i think i need a compas sugicaly inserted to my hand or something... i even get left and right still mixed up and i'm 15 for gods sake
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:-/ I thought it was "Never Eat Shredded Wheat". Not only does it work as a "mnemonic device", but it rhymes! ^^
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oh you poo you have found my secret
*dies*
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