Venkatesh Rao@vgrAre Christmas trees bouba or kiki?Translate TweetQuote Tweetzeynep tufekci@zeynep·Dec 25, 2021Okay I admit, I’m not that fond of thing with spikes this year. Must be lots of other ways to represent a star. (Yes, yes, I know, no need to send the actual scanning microscopy figures. I’m just not liking spikes—not commenting on realism).Show this thread11:02 PM · Dec 25, 20213 Likes
Tim@coyotespike·Dec 25, 2021Replying to @vgrBouba despite the spikes due to overall rotundity and sentimental affect15
Guillaume Verdon@quantumVerd·Dec 25, 2021Replying to @vgrHigh-radial frequency kiki with low-freq bouba envelope1
Thaiis Thei 𓁟 mastodon.social/@oozenet@ThaiisThei·Dec 25, 2021Replying to @vgrIt's the crystalline entity!
isaMΞ四方游侠صباح الخير@QuantoQuant·Dec 25, 2021Replying to @vgr🎄kiki ☃️bouba 🎅bouba 🎁kiki Have a bouba-kiki X’mas!
ifrit@metadiogenes·Dec 25, 2021Replying to @vgrbouba from far away, but a phase shift to kiki as you get up close
Sai Prasanna@sai_prasanna·Dec 26, 2021Replying to @vgrKiki until the time someone bio engineers the leaves to glow like lights.
Ryan Herr @rrherr·Dec 26, 2021Replying to @vgrHmm, Christmas trees are approximately cones, which are hard to classify: kiki at the apex but bouba at the base.