On 2017-11-25 11:52 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 11:27:38 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> jazee wrote:
>>>> cshenk wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On the gear, the: mortar (or is it a pestle?) bit? The bowl like part
>>>>> is the mortar and the masher part is the pestle.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for both those posts. I have a great memory, no bragging, it's true.
>>>> But for some reason even though I have been told before on several occasions
>>>> which is the mortar and which is the pestle I for some reason never get it
>>>> planted in my brain.
>>>
>>> The pestle is the one shaped like a penis.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> The mortar is the one shaped like a bra cup.
>
> But that doesn't make a very good mnemonic.
>



I had a physics teacher with a hair lip and he had a good mnemonic for
concave and convex. Convex like a cave and Convex like a Volkswagon,
and with his hair lip the vex and volks sounded the same.