but tarmac does flow at an observable rate, although only observable over the course of years
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Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)
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Re: Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
To be fair it was usually small, inconsequential things, not major parts of the curriculum. The only major one I remember is that water is conductive by itself. And that "C++ is the best programming language" (hah).
I'm sure you could make the argument using some definition of best. Perhaps best in it's impact via software created in it rather than the language itself. Although then I think C would win over C++ because of Linux. I'm imagining a slightly tongue in cheek 'best' alongside an implication of subjectivity. But given this was a highschool teacher I wouldn't be surprised if it was instead a multi choice test question wi…
"make the argument using some definition of best"
I won't take the bait to dive into that discussion! ;)
Luckily she never tested us on it, I think she was understandably biased from working in C++ in an earlier job.
Re: Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
What other unsubstantiated claims did she make?
To be fair it was usually small, inconsequential things, not major parts of the curriculum. The only major one I remember is that water is conductive by itself. And that "C++ is the best programming language" (hah).
> To be fair it was usually small, inconsequential things
I’ve always wondered about this bit:
“One nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all”
Re: Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
What other unsubstantiated claims did she make?
To be fair it was usually small, inconsequential things, not major parts of the curriculum. The only major one I remember is that water is conductive by itself. And that "C++ is the best programming language" (hah).
Last one is correct, actually.
Re: Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
What other unsubstantiated claims did she make?
To be fair it was usually small, inconsequential things, not major parts of the curriculum. The only major one I remember is that water is conductive by itself. And that "C++ is the best programming language" (hah).
> The only major one I remember is that water is conductive by itself.
Most people don't know that pure water is an insulator.
However, in a practical sense that's ok since it's unlikely any pool of water is pure.
So for safety reasons involving electricity, one has to assume that any pool of water can conduct electricity.
Re: Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)
#16but tarmac does flow at an observable rate, although only observable over the course of years
The related example that I always remember is: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_drop_experiment
Re: Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
What other unsubstantiated claims did she make?
I'm not the original poster, but I was shocked by how many of the otherwise super smart friends I had in college were taught common falsehoods in high school. For example: the idea that your veins look blue through your skin because the deoxygenated blood in them is blue, and that it only turns red outside your body because it's exposed to oxygen.
Or how wings work.
Re: Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
To be fair it was usually small, inconsequential things, not major parts of the curriculum. The only major one I remember is that water is conductive by itself. And that "C++ is the best programming language" (hah).
> To be fair it was usually small, inconsequential things I’ve always wondered about this bit: “One nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all”
The "under God" was added after the fact: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance#Addition_...
Re: Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
What other unsubstantiated claims did she make?
I'm not the original poster, but I was shocked by how many of the otherwise super smart friends I had in college were taught common falsehoods in high school. For example: the idea that your veins look blue through your skin because the deoxygenated blood in them is blue, and that it only turns red outside your body because it's exposed to oxygen.
Or how reentry heating is apparently caused mostly by friction. (Compression of air is the main cause in actuality)
Re: Glass viscosity calculations debunk the myth of flow in medieval windows (2017)
#20Finally! I always knew my 7th grade science teacher was full of shit on that one, she was so adamant about some things that turned out to be wrong. This one was maybe more excusable because it was common to teach at the time. Maybe it ended up making us better students in the end because we learned to fact-check our teachers, and not to be adamant about things we only think are true (though I'm still guilty of that m…
What other unsubstantiated claims did she make?
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