17 May
2005
17 May
'05
4:06 p.m.
>From: "Randy McLaughlin" <cctalk at
randy482.com>
>In the 1940's how many people were able to build a radio reciever with what
>they found in the battle field (razor blade, safety pin, knife, wire,
>headset), how many could today? The same applies to computer technology.
^^^^^^^
what kinds of wars litter the battlefields with spare headsets?
On Tue, 17 May 2005, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
Hi
I could. Junk today has more useable parts than the
junk they had then. Making a AM radio is quite easy today.
Dwight
You are NOT typical of current society (that is a compliment, not an
insult)
How many people saw that Nova? PBS session where they handed ENGINEERING
undergrads a battery a bulb and a handful of wires? Many of the students
were adament that it was impossible to light the bulb without a socket.
Many of them made a dead short across the battery, and then touched one of
the bulb contacts to that. etc.