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hippopocranuse!! (mander.xyz)

submitted 11 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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[-] davidgro@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago

Cocaine must be a hell of a drug...

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[-] PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

No way.

This is unreal....

[-] mundane@feddit.nu 9 points 11 months ago

hiphopapotamus and the rhymenoceros

[-] vivadanang@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

https://invidious.slipfox.xyz/watch?v=FArZxLj6DLk

[-] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 11 months ago

Feels weird to see the Caduceus associated hith Hippocrates; here in Europe I've only seen it used as a symbol of trade, while the Rod of Asclepius is the more common symbol for medicine.

[-] rockerface@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

I'm fairly sure it's like that everywhere, the rods are just often confused. I myself rarely remember which one is used where

[-] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Interesting, I always thought it was a country thing, but you're right that it's simply a widespread confusion.

[-] Snoopey@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Can someone explain hippopocranuse?

[-] Knusper@feddit.de 3 points 11 months ago

I'm guessing, the rainbow colours are there because prisms are triangular. And to make it look more ridiculous, of course.

The ☤ symbol is a caduceus, which got mixed up here with the Rod of Asclepius, which is a symbol for medicine.
So, it's related to Hippocrates, who was a physician, perhaps most prominently known for the Hippocratic Oath.