The next level i.e., rate of change of Jerk is called Jounce. However, I'm afrai... | Hacker News

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		eclectric 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The forgotten meaning of "jerk" The next level i.e., rate of change of Jerk is called Jounce. However, I'm afraid I don't know how that would be described in car passenger's terms in your example.

dalke 3 months ago | [–]

I personally prefer snap over jounce, as that gives the progression snap, crackle, and pop.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth,_fifth,_and_sixth_deriv...

johnea 3 months ago | | [–]

Why would anyone downvote this?

Obviously, someone on the intertubes was being a jerk about jounce!

throwawaylaptop 3 months ago | [–]

Cars have "jounce dampers", also known as bump stops.

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