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Madtowntripper
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Its always a good sign....
#7419337 - 09/17/07 10:58 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Its always a good sign when you walk into an experiment that involves large amounts of electricity, some very hazardous rocks, and a whole bunch of other potentially dangerous substances and the person presenting the experiment prefaces with...
"I just want to say, I'm a theorist, and experimentation is not something that comes easily to me..."
Thanks for the warning, I'll hide behind this large wooden desk, thanks.
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MrKite1
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Quote:
large amounts of electricity, some very hazardous rocks, and a whole bunch of other potentially dangerous substances
What are you talking about?
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DieCommie


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Good times
I am always amazed at how scared the theorists are of various apparatus at my school. I had one teacher who made an agreement with the TA that he will do everything in the lecture if the TA did everything in the lab. He didnt even want to teach a freshman physics lab He told me later that he burned part of his eye with a laser once in a lab...
Conversely, experimentalists cant avoid theory completly.
I guess everyone has there own niche. Mine is definitely in the lab.
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Seuss
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Re: Its always a good sign.... [Re: DieCommie]
#7422438 - 09/18/07 04:42 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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> I guess everyone has there own niche. Mine is definitely in the lab.
You can usually tell the difference between a theorist and an experimentalist by the music they listen to. A theorist almost always listens to classical music whereas the same is very rare for an experimentalist.
I don't remember who said it: "The likelihood of a student paying attention during a demonstration is directly proportional to the likelihood of the instructor being injured or killed by the demonstration."
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DieCommie


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Re: Its always a good sign.... [Re: Seuss]
#7422758 - 09/18/07 08:56 AM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thats good, because I prefer the romantic era to classical music. Verdi, Chopin etc. FTW.
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MrKite1
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Re: Its always a good sign.... [Re: DieCommie]
#7424966 - 09/18/07 06:27 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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Theory is fine and enjoyable too but it is hard to beat something visceral like the actual experimentation. 
How did he burn his eye with a laser? 
I've always felt like almost all accidents can be avoided if careful consideration is given so actual demonstration of theory has never bothered me. It has meant giving up certain projects when I knew I didn't have the necessary safety gear. As a result most recently I gave up on an x ray machine I was putting together from a dismantled unit.
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Seuss
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Re: Its always a good sign.... [Re: MrKite1]
#7425098 - 09/18/07 06:53 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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> How did he burn his eye with a laser? 
By forgetting to wear safety goggles, I suspect.
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DieCommie


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Re: Its always a good sign.... [Re: Seuss]
#7425749 - 09/18/07 08:59 PM (16 years, 4 months ago) |
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I think he looked at the laser out of instinct... Hes a brilliant theorist though, and im sure his mind is compensating for the burnt piece of retina 
edit - I also meet a lady who 'burned' herself with liquid nitrogen. This was right after I was playing with superconductors and had a little splash on me.
Edited by Qubit (09/18/07 09:00 PM)
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