On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > > Even with best intentions, there is an unintentional homicide charge that > can be used at the discretion of the Stat, depending on culpability. This is > often called Involuntary or Reckless Manslaughter. Feynman did take the > risk of “pulling the plug” even when Papp shouted for him not to do it. Was > that reckless or not?
According to Feynman: <<Mr. Papp pulled the plug from the wall, and the fan propeller continued to turn. 'You see, this cord has nothing to do with the engine; it's only supplying power to the instruments,' he said. Well, that was easy. He's got a storage battery inside the engine. 'Do you mind if I hold the plug?' I asked? 'Not at all,' replied Mr. Papp, and he handed it to me. It wasn't very long before he asked me to give me back the plug. 'I'd like to hold it a little longer,' I said, figuring that if I stalled around enough, the damn thing would stop. Pretty soon Mr. Papp was frantic, so I (Richard Feynman) gave him back the plug and he plugged it back into the wall. A few moments later there was a big explosion...>> http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/comments/papparticle2.html Harry
