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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 42 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (3 children)

1.21 Jiggowatts?! Is there a GIF?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 22 points 22 hours ago (2 children)
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 16 points 21 hours ago
[–] db2@lemmy.world 9 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

You pronounce the G the same way as in gigawatt.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, jiggawatt. Duh.

Now where's the Jif?

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 2 points 12 hours ago

Boromir didn't grow up in the kingdom of Jondor.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

But what about the F? Is it pronounced like phhhh, or like ffffff?

[–] db2@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

ffffff which can be written fff and is pronounced white

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

What the hell is a jiggawatt?!