17 May
2005
17 May
'05
4:41 p.m.
On Tue, 17 May 2005, Fred Cisin wrote:
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.
Wow, comedy for nerds. I have to see that.
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