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minus-squareConfused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoNever really thought about it before, but is there a reason for the distinction?
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoPeople called the stuff on the surface “lava” Scientists called the stuff the crust floats on “magma” Science needed to draw a line for when magma becomes lava, they chose when it reaches the surface Calling the stuff lining your underground lair lava is about as bad as calling the Moon a planet
Never really thought about it before, but is there a reason for the distinction?
English is silly
People called the stuff on the surface “lava”
Scientists called the stuff the crust floats on “magma”
Science needed to draw a line for when magma becomes lava, they chose when it reaches the surface
Calling the stuff lining your underground lair lava is about as bad as calling the Moon a planet