> The name is derived from the Hindi word "bhang", a locally grown variety of cannabis which is smoked or drunk to induce intoxicating effects, the joke being that one would have to be on drugs to believe the bhangmeter detectors would work properly.
ChatGPT on the other hand claimed something completely different and unrelated to the origin.
> The term “bhangmeter” is the more technically correct and widely used name, stemming from a whimsical contraction of “bang” (referring to the explosion) and “V. F. H. Metzger”, who contributed to its development.
>From Tavringer Romani beng, bäng (“devil, satan”), from Romani beng (“devil”). Related to Sanskrit व्यङ्ग (vyaṅga, “speckled, deformed”).
Bängometer totally conveys the same thing in Swedish and most would understand the meaning.
What model did you use?
https://chat.openai.com/share/8e9caf23-158b-498a-9261-7f257f...
I asked “how did the bhangmeter sensor get its name?” and got a complete and accurate response.
https://chat.openai.com/share/66788bbc-5c2e-4e0d-9a5d-370b2c...