@malcircuit @BmeBenji
Is there a definition of the whelm?
Can it be expressed in SI units?
And can you give indications of all these whelm levels?
For example whelmed means the whelm level is between 0.1 and 10 Wh.
Ultrawhelmed might be >10⁴ Wh.
I've taken the liberty here to assume the unit of whelm is written as Wh.
@MennoWolff @malcircuit @BmeBenji Wh is the Watt-hour. A whelm is abbreviated wm.
@MennoWolff @malcircuit @BmeBenji
The Whelm (wm) measures the amount of psychophysiological excitation energy absorbed per kilogram of whelm-sensitive tissue. This is preferable to using joules alone because it makes whelm levels comparable between a mouse, a human and an elephant.
Let E_w represent the psychophysiological excitation energy absorbed by a subject, and m_w the mass of their whelm-sensitive tissue.
Then the whelm level is W=E_w/m_w`.
1 wm is therefore 1 (kg m^2 s^-2) / kg = 1 m^2*s^-2.
It also shares its dimensions with the gray (Gy), used for absorbed ionizing radiation dose, but measures an entirely different phenomenon.
Eigenwhelmed and equiwhelmed share the same numerical value, but differ conceptually. An eigenwhelmed person maintains their intrinsic whelm state regardless of external stimulation. An equiwhelmed person achieves equilibrium between environmental whelm and their own whelm capacity.
@isotopp @malcircuit @BmeBenji
Ah, thank you for your excellent explanation of this phenomenon. 100%!
The difference between equiwhelmed and Eigenwhelmed was particularly interesting.
One small comment though, I believe the term Eigenwhelmed should be capitalized, because it refers to a person named Eigen. Although I may be completely wrong here.