So I finally saw it happen...

[AndriaD]

Schools aren't supposed to teach you everything - they're supposed to teach you enough that you can reason on your own.

Wouldn't that be lovely! Schools haven't taught kids to reason in probably 40 yrs. Now they just teach 'em how to pass tests.

Andria

 

[roxynoodle]

DC and AC electronics basics are taught in physics. Usually college bound students take that as a senior, and certainly not all of them do. If the medical field is more appealing to you, you would probably take two biology classes and one chemistry class, or two chemistry class and one biology class instead. I first learned it as a freshman, but only because I was in the honors track for science. Many people probably only got a rudimentary education in physics as it does involve higher math skills. Many 8th graders haven't even taken Algebra I yet, which limits what you can teach in a science class.

I'm not at all surprised many have never been taught this information at all. And after decades of not using it if they were, I'm also not surprised that they don't remember it. And technology is changing rapidly right now. Trust me, even doctors have trouble keeping up with medical advances.

 

[caramel]

Many people probably only got a rudimentary education in physics as it does involve higher math skills. Many 8th graders haven't even taken Algebra I yet, which limits what you can teach in a science class.

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We need zoiD to deFend thIs System.

 

[AndriaD]

I took "Earth Science" in 8th grade. No, we got into NO math at all, but we did learn that electricity can kill you, that batteries contain stored electricity, that many if not most metals conduct electricity, and that "playing" with batteries was a really dumb and bad idea. Surely it's not that far of a jump to figure out that putting batteries loose in a pocket filled with change, keys, etc, is another dumb and bad idea?

Andria

 

[Shotglass]

Wouldn't that be lovely! Schools haven't taught kids to reason in probably 40 yrs. Now they just teach 'em how to pass tests.

Andria

With this common core crap the schools aren't even doing that anymore.

 

[AndriaD]

With this common core crap the schools aren't even doing that anymore.

Oh, wonderful. All that feel-good no-child-left-behind crap overlooks something really important: IF YOU DIDN'T LEARN, YOU NEED TO BE LEFT BEHIND -- until you actually DO learn.

Self-esteem is very important, I agree with that, but learning what you have to know to advance a grade level -- self-esteem is totally irrelevant to that.

Help, the idiots are in charge! And screwing up EVERYTHING! (maybe they were the kids who didn't get left behind when they should have been!)

Andria

 

[twgbonehead]

I took "Earth Science" in 8th grade. No, we got into NO math at all, but we did learn that electricity can kill you, that batteries contain stored electricity, that many if not most metals conduct electricity, and that "playing" with batteries was a really dumb and bad idea. Surely it's not that far of a jump to figure out that putting batteries loose in a pocket filled with change, keys, etc, is another dumb and bad idea?

Andria

But they never taught you to lick a 9V battery to test whether it was still good? Geez, curriculums those days left out all the important stuff! ;-)

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I know a lot of people who are afraid to touch the terminals of the lead-acid battery in their car, because they don't want to get a shock. And if the battery got rained on, they're in a total panic, because "Electricity and water don't mix". And people here who seem to believe that dual coil setups need to be exactly the same resistance because "electricity follows the path of least resistance"

Look, battery cells with the energy densities we have today were unheard of as recently as 10 years ago, never mind the last time any of us were in school. It's not intuitive, there's no practical experience that any of us can rely on. Throw a duracel AA battery from your pocket into your change jar? No problem. (Not that good for the battery, but it just dies, without fanfare).

People get surprised all the time when their laptops or cellphones catch on fire, not because they're stupid, not because they're uneducated, and not because they're ignorant or like taking risks. Nobody knows everything, (particularly since "everything" is constantly changing). My wife would probably disagree, since she often accuses me (Quite accurately, IMHO) of being a "know-it-all".

 

[Asbestos4004]

We need zoiD to deFend thIs System.

That cracked me up.....I've yet to decode his random caps...but I like Zoids style. His stuff is fun to read and he loves waffles.

 

[AndriaD]

That cracked me up.....I've yet to decode his random caps...but I like Zoids style. His stuff is fun to read and he loves waffles.

And Tull. But everytime he posts, I'm sure Samuel Johnson is rolling in his grave.

Andria

 

[sonicdsl]

Please keep this on topic folks, or we will close this thread. Be respectful to the topic by the OP please.


Thanks!

 

[fastsnipedog]

so it isn't a problem with the battery venting, its when its venting under pressure like a tube mod. the battery had plenty of space for the the gases to escape. its when the gases can't escape is when the real problems start to occur.

 

[fastsnipedog]

the end of the video was cool though that battery was like a bottle rocket haha