New Numonics now that Pluto's not a planet

[JohnKleeb]

My Very Evil Married Jacksonian Sister Up-chucked Now.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

1. I never learned the old mnemonics...

What were they?

[pokerfan]

3. My Very Educated Mother Just Sent Us Nine Pizzas

also:

My Very Easy Method: Just Set Up Nine Planets.

Never needed one for the solar system. My dad put up a poster of the solar system when I was about three and ever since I've always had a mental picture.

I still use this one:
King Phillip Came Over For Good Sex

This one not so much:
How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy chapters involving quantum mechanics.

This could be a fun exervise... Determine the mnemonic:

1) A Tense Gray Cat Lay Very Low Sneaking Slowly Contemplating A Pounce

2) Virgin In Bed Gives You Orgasmic Release

3) Oh be a fine girl, kiss me right now

4) Eli the Ice Man

5) Every good boy does fine

6) Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly

[TheMightyFavog]

4. Let's see...

Without the "right now", I would have said that 3 was stellar spectral classes from hottest to coldest. The Numonic I remember is "Oh, be a fun giant, kick me" (Then again my astronomy prof was a D&D nut, he uses a well-worn d4 to determine the position of correct answers for exams.)

Then there's my very colorful friend, Roy G. Biv.

5 is the notes on the Treble Clef

[pokerfan]

5. You are correct - two down, four to go

They've added some classes.

"Without the "right now", I would have said that 3 was stellar spectral classes from hottest to coldest."

R: Formerly a class on its own representing the carbon star equivalent of Class K stars, e.g. S Camelopardalis.

N: Formerly a class on its own representing the carbon star equivalent of Class M stars, e.g. R Leporis.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellar_classification


RGB has been hammered into my brain without the aid.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

6. My favorite version of #5 is...

Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips

The others I've never seen before.

[pokerfan]

7. answers

"King Phillip Came Over For Good Sex" ==> Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

"How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy chapters involving quantum mechanics" ==> 3.14159265358979

"A Tense Gray Cat Lay Very Low Sneaking Slowly Contemplating A Pounce" ==> Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagitarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces

"Virgin In Bed Gives You Orgasmic Release" ==> violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

"Oh be a fine girl, kiss me right now" ==> stellar spectral classes in decreasing order of temperature

"Eli the Ice Man" ==> For remembering whether current leads voltage or lags it in reactive circuits. In inductive ('L') circuits, voltage ('E') leads current ('I'), hence 'E L I'. In capacitive ('C') circuits, it's the other way, so 'I C E'.

"Every good boy does fine" ==> line notes, treble clef, bottom to top

"Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly" ==> another one from electrical engineering. Resistor color code from 0 to 9.

[Aristus]

2. Wait! We have to learn mnew mnemonics mnow?

:+

[jpgray]

8. Tubeway Army!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. I like Colbert's.

My Very Excellent Mother Just Serves Us... NOMOREPLUTO!

(raises eyebrow)