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Re: Ahmed Mohamed Clock Incident

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Post by carabiner »

nyolfen wrote: post #3

this story never made sense to me. he disassembled a digital clock then put the pieces in a pencil case? he didn't fabricate it or design any of the electronic components; what was he supposed to be demonstrating, that you can put a digital clock in new case? also his dad was a sudanese opposition politician??

Yeah all of the beginner kid's electronics projects I've heard of are interactive. Stuff like building a radio, or a toy that moves, or a flashlight. I think it's very likely that this was a stunt that was successful, and got him and his family an all-expenses move to Qatar.

Re: Ahmed Mohamed Clock Incident

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Post by red016 »

crummy wrote: post #4
nyolfen wrote: post #3

this story never made sense to me. he disassembled a digital clock then put the pieces in a pencil case? he didn't fabricate it or design any of the electronic components; what was he supposed to be demonstrating, that you can put a digital clock in new case? also his dad was a sudanese opposition politician??

What's your explanation?

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Re: Ahmed Mohamed Clock Incident

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Post by KingMob »

jadamson wrote: post #46
KingMob wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you dig up any instances of that happening? Because if not, you've accidentally proved the racism in this incident, because we can already turn up news reports of misunderstood nerdy islamic kids, but find no arrests of caucasian supernatural enthusiasts. A nonexistent, hypothetical strawman doesn't bolster your argument.

Or maybe, just maybe, no white kid has been stupid enough to do that? Not understanding what "proof" means doesn't bolster your argument. Rather, it just makes you another datapoint when it comes to picking a team. I really wish certain segments of the left would learn to take an L and grow from it.

> ... no white kid has been stupid enough to do that?

So you're saying only non-white kids are that stupid. Got it.

Re: Ahmed Mohamed Clock Incident

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Post by 55555 »

ajdude wrote: post #39
elashri wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> In my opinion you are being closed-minded to other possibilities. Maybe I'm a little bit closed to other possibilities (the same way a lot of people trying to advocate that this wasn't actually racist incident). Occam's razor plays a factor for me too. > I’m a white male but actually had a similar thing happen to me during school But lets compare your experience as a white kid. you did not get you English teacher c…

From what I can tell, this 14-year-old kid showed the clock to other teachers (including his engineering teacher whom he said was the reason he brought it to school to show) before the English teacher, and they told him to keep the device in his backpack and to stop taking it out. It wasn't until during English class, when he took it out, plugged it in, and set the alarm, that's something happened. I have to wonder i…

Yeah I kept it in my bag after being told to the first time and spent the entire rest of the school day terrified lol

Re: Ahmed Mohamed Clock Incident

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Post by jadamson »

KingMob wrote: post #53
jadamson wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or maybe, just maybe, no white kid has been stupid enough to do that? Not understanding what "proof" means doesn't bolster your argument. Rather, it just makes you another datapoint when it comes to picking a team. I really wish certain segments of the left would learn to take an L and grow from it.

> ... no white kid has been stupid enough to do that? So you're saying only non-white kids are that stupid. Got it.

Stupid enough to dress up as something mistakable for a KKK outfit, in the Bronx, and not take it off after being warned? I rather doubt that.
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