Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Are You Smarter Than a Seventh Grader?

Probably not this one, who may have come up with a way to improve the efficiency of solar cells.

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bob said...

There are several reviews of the experiment, which point out that what was reported by the press is not what the young man did.

The most serious of errors committed by the young man was that he measured the open loop voltage of the solar cells, the result of which is he did not measure the power being produced by the photovoltaic. There are several other mistakes that he made. Since he did not make a power measurement he was not able to sum the power from his configuration versus the normal planner configuration.

All that said, he should not be clubbed for these errors. He is young, inexperienced, and most importantly he is naturally inquisitive about the world and how it works and how he fits into the system.

He should be encourage to continue his studies hopefully with assistance from scientist and engineers in his community.

8/21/2011 2:27 PM

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