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azurelunatic) wrote2002-08-03 11:07 am
azurelunatic) wrote2002-08-03 11:07 am
Geek toys...
*sigh* I remember when my electronics class made a hysterisis cannon. Don't remember what-all they used to make it, but the key parts seemed to be a coil, some metal rods taped together, and the aluminum pipe-rings that got shot off. I believe the other technical term for the device is "railgun".
It's really not a good idea for the electronics teacher to leave the lab unattended. This means that when some idiot left the thing plugged in too long, and a huge cloud of white smoke went up, there was no responsible adult available to take care of the situation... the electrical tape holding the rods together fell apart and collapsed, and the two guys who had been playing with it skittered away, yelling phrases such as "Oh, shit!"
Geoff and I sprinted towards the source of the smoke, while the rest of the class ran away. We got the problem unplugged and taken care of before Mr. Johnson returned.
It was interesting to learn that when something starts to go wrong, my instinct is to run towards the problem so I can fix it. Perhaps not the best strategy for personal survival, but something the species as a whole needs. You know, I might just be a Captain Kirk.
It's really not a good idea for the electronics teacher to leave the lab unattended. This means that when some idiot left the thing plugged in too long, and a huge cloud of white smoke went up, there was no responsible adult available to take care of the situation... the electrical tape holding the rods together fell apart and collapsed, and the two guys who had been playing with it skittered away, yelling phrases such as "Oh, shit!"
Geoff and I sprinted towards the source of the smoke, while the rest of the class ran away. We got the problem unplugged and taken care of before Mr. Johnson returned.
It was interesting to learn that when something starts to go wrong, my instinct is to run towards the problem so I can fix it. Perhaps not the best strategy for personal survival, but something the species as a whole needs. You know, I might just be a Captain Kirk.
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Otherwise, though, nothing in common. Kirk, in his bizarre way, has a little bit of Guardian in him, and that's the thing that makes him appeal to me in any fashion.