Comments on: Flux Capacitor Replica Is Back To The Future…Again! http://www.gearfuse.com/flux-capacitor-replica-is-back-to-the-futureagain/ Technology, Science, Culture. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:49:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: dougsdream http://www.gearfuse.com/flux-capacitor-replica-is-back-to-the-futureagain/comment-page-1/#comment-430804 dougsdream Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:28:56 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/flux-capacitor-replica-is-back-to-the-futureagain/#comment-430804 Thanks SilentBoy. I can finally rest easy now that this debate has been put to rest. "jig-a-watt" oh yeah! Thanks SilentBoy. I can finally rest easy now that this debate has been put to rest.
“jig-a-watt” oh yeah!

]]> By: SilentBoy741 http://www.gearfuse.com/flux-capacitor-replica-is-back-to-the-futureagain/comment-page-1/#comment-410591 SilentBoy741 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 06:50:52 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/flux-capacitor-replica-is-back-to-the-futureagain/#comment-410591 It is correctly pronounced "jig-a-watt". The prefix giga is from the Latin gigas (for "giant"). Words using this prefix are pronounced with the "j" sound. We say "Ji-gantic" and "Ji-ant", not "Gig-antic" and "Guy-ant". Doc Brown is the only one who pronounced it properly. The "whole internet culture" is incorrect. It has fallen into accepted use simply because so many of us mispronounce it thus. Even I gave up the crusade in about 1993... :) It is correctly pronounced “jig-a-watt”. The prefix giga is from the Latin gigas (for “giant”). Words using this prefix are pronounced with the “j” sound. We say “Ji-gantic” and “Ji-ant”, not “Gig-antic” and “Guy-ant”. Doc Brown is the only one who pronounced it properly. The “whole internet culture” is incorrect. It has fallen into accepted use simply because so many of us mispronounce it thus. Even I gave up the crusade in about 1993… :)

]]> By: LB http://www.gearfuse.com/flux-capacitor-replica-is-back-to-the-futureagain/comment-page-1/#comment-331084 LB Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:19:18 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/flux-capacitor-replica-is-back-to-the-futureagain/#comment-331084 It is Gigawatts because back then we were not commonly using the prefix to talk about gigabytes. Now we are - now its seems silly that they used the soft g pronunciation. It is Gigawatts because back then we were not commonly using the prefix to talk about gigabytes. Now we are – now its seems silly that they used the soft g pronunciation.

]]> By: PatG http://www.gearfuse.com/flux-capacitor-replica-is-back-to-the-futureagain/comment-page-1/#comment-63532 PatG Sun, 09 Dec 2007 08:44:29 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/flux-capacitor-replica-is-back-to-the-futureagain/#comment-63532 No, it should be "jigowatts", not "jiggowatts". Yes Eric, we know that in reality it should be "gigawatts", but there's a whole internet culture built upon the fact that Doc Brown says "jigo". :-) No, it should be “jigowatts”, not “jiggowatts”.

Yes Eric, we know that in reality it should be “gigawatts”, but there’s a whole internet culture built upon the fact that Doc Brown says “jigo”. :-)

]]> By: Eric http://www.gearfuse.com/flux-capacitor-replica-is-back-to-the-futureagain/comment-page-1/#comment-63358 Eric Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:48:48 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/flux-capacitor-replica-is-back-to-the-futureagain/#comment-63358 That's gigawatt's, not jiggowatts. :-) No but really, it is. That’s gigawatt’s, not jiggowatts. :-)

No but really, it is.

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