On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:35:40 -0700, you wrote:
>For you EEs out there (and for those that just like a funny
>story) the article at the following url is a hoot. I was
>ROFLMAO. A small snip from the beginning of the tale:
>
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><http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1348321>
>
>No user serviceable parts inside
Or outside come to that!
>
>The good thing about being old is you've lived to tell about
>it.
Been there - done that!
>When I was in engineering school in the early 1980's
Looking at some of the cars of that era -- engineers?
>
>So I took an elective in power generation and distribution
>systems.
You wouldn't be related to T A Edison by any chance.
>
>The nice thing about power distribution and generation was the
>math was absolutely trivial compared to the partial
>differential world of quantum physics.
It has to be - especially here in the UK. The kids at my school wan to be
electricians and they can't even do their shoelaces up!
> All the answers involve the square root of two.
Uh! what is two?
>
>Now that you know the math, you're ready to be an engineer.
>Be sure to read the ending where he decides to fix a TV. :D
Sir Hugh of Bognor
The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.
Intelligence is not knowing the answer but knowing where and how to find it!
Hugh Gundersen
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Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK
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