Why is ‘Projekt’ in The Superhero Projekt spelt with a ‘K’?
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Effort
In English, the letter K represents the voiceless velar plosive. This means that when saying ‘K’ – the sound is produced without vibrations of the vocal cords
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Open hand
The letter K comes from the Greek letter Κ (kappa), which was taken from the Semitic kaph, the symbol for an open hand
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Silent knowledge
The letter ⟨k⟩ is silent at the start of an English word when it comes before the letter ⟨n⟩, as in the word “know” or “knowledge”
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Scarcity
In English, the letter K is the fifth least frequently used letter, with a frequency in all words of 0.8%
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Exponential returns
In the International System of Units (SI), the prefix for one thousand is K, meaning one thousand times
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Measurement
K is the unit symbol for the kelvin, used to measure thermodynamic temperature
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Warp speed change
K is the chemical symbol for element potassium (from its Latin name kalium). Potassium is soft enough to be cut with a knife with little force, and it reacts rapidly with atmospheric oxygen after only seconds of exposure.
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King
In chess notation, the letter K represents the King
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Stress management
In fracture mechanics, K is used to represent the stress intensity factor.
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Proportionality
In physics, k stands for Boltzmann’s constant. The Boltzmann constant is the proportionality factor that relates to average relative kinetic energy
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Commitment
In Old Norse, K was used for “konungr” – or to abbreviate the word “skulu” (shall)
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Purposeful direction
And finally, in The Superhero Projekt, the stroke of the letter K represents ‘straighty 180 normal society, while the upward stem represents ‘spiraling upwards’, and the downward stem represents ‘spiraling downward’ – which are the two options you have if you do not want to be like the rest of society.