As an electrical engineer, the very thought of attempting to explain physics to these people makes me want to take a shower.
I’d rather try and explain it to my cat. And I think I’d have the same chance of success.
I taught mine to turn off the lights and it gets a treat for it. It knows the trigger for a job done is the light turning off. I think you might have a better chance of teaching the cat
Mine figured out how to use a door handle, and I didn’t even need to train him. He just wanted to be on the other side of the door, and made it happen.
Genuinely true: Knew a guy in our expat group who had a really unique conspiracy theory: Those electric windmills you see on the landscape? He though you’d need constantly gale force winds to move the blades an inch, so he was pushing this theory that they’re not there to generate electricity, but to secretly to consume excess electricity, basically burning it off to help keep energy/oil costs high.
Did anyone try to explain surface area or even, like, sails to him?
I remember being 12 and thinking I could invent infinite energy because I just learned how gears work. I was devastated to learn about torque.
these people are going to lose it when they discover “solar panels”
Again,
These people are so fucking dumb I can’t even finish reading. They should be locked in a room and forced to read books for 5 years.
The first guy read a motorcycle manual that tries and fails to teach physics for some reason. Does that count?
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