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Does "G-WHIZZES" mean "gravity experts"?

 
 
Reply Mon 11 Mar, 2013 10:29 am

Context:
G-WHIZZES DISAGREE OVER GRAVITY Recent measurements of gravitational constant increase uncertainty over accepted value. 23 August 2010
 
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Ice Demon
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Reply Mon 11 Mar, 2013 10:42 am
@oristarA,
It's a wordplay. Just as a math whiz, in this case, the term stands for persons who are quite good and skilled in the field of physics. Since the article is about the gravitational constant, G, the author thought it would be clever to call these physicists "G-whizzes."
oristarA
 
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Reply Mon 11 Mar, 2013 10:54 am
@Ice Demon,
Thank you.
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Reply Mon 11 Mar, 2013 11:06 am
@Ice Demon,
I've always heard it used for anyone who is exceptionally gifted, not just someone in physics or related to gravity. Here is a link for gee whiz.
Ice Demon
 
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Reply Mon 11 Mar, 2013 11:11 am
@engineer,
Ya, I've heard it used as an adjective to show excitement, but never as a noun, as what the article title was going for.
engineer
 
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Reply Mon 11 Mar, 2013 11:16 am
@Ice Demon,
My father uses it occasionally so it is probably pretty out of date. Smile
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