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[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

You're right Mike.  I hope someone told you so.

73
DR

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On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 9:04 AM, Michael Coslo <mjc5 at psu.edu> wrote:

> On May 27, 2011, at 3:46 AM, Ian C. Purdie wrote:
>
> > I believe she was utterly oblivious [or impervious] to those alternative
> > offerings. I don't think she learned a damn thing from it.
>
> One of the defining moments in my life was finding out that I knew more
> about most subjects than the "teecher" trying to teach me. Science class,
> seventh grade:
>
> Mr Markle: okay class,  why does a tungsten light bulb light?
>
> Me:  because electricity flowing through the  filament heats the filament
> to a temperature that makes it glow.
>
> Mr Markle: Okay, so does the bulb light because the resistance is low or
> high?
>
> Me: Um...... the resistance changes - it is low at first, then as the
> filament gets hot, the resistance goes up.
>
>