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Why science teachers should not be given playground duty (Original Post) Playinghardball Oct 2013 OP
took me a few seconds... KittyWampus Oct 2013 #1
For anyone that doesn't get it... PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #2
Thank you. I needed that! nt No Vested Interest Oct 2013 #11
Love it! lob1 Oct 2013 #3
A coworker emailed this to me this morning. TxDemChem Oct 2013 #4
Newton's cradle! longship Oct 2013 #5
Lol! nt CFLDem Oct 2013 #6
HA! ourfuneral Oct 2013 #7
This is great Gothmog Oct 2013 #8
Pfft MyNameGoesHere Oct 2013 #9
You just missed the titanium socket fittings, that's all. Ace Acme Oct 2013 #12
Here's the theory in practice Brother Buzz Oct 2013 #10
love it yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #13
Don't even ask why we shouldn't have lunch room duty. nt Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #14
Oh come on. D23MIURG23 Nov 2013 #15

longship

(40,416 posts)
5. Newton's cradle!
Thu Oct 31, 2013, 07:21 PM
Oct 2013

The conservation of momentum rules. (At least in perfectly elastic collisions, which this is clearly not.)

Physics 101 stuff.

 

MyNameGoesHere

(7,638 posts)
9. Pfft
Thu Oct 31, 2013, 08:14 PM
Oct 2013

A real scientist would have noticed the crossbars were removed and the whole thing is unstable. I am guessing that is the substitute teacher.

 

Ace Acme

(1,464 posts)
12. You just missed the titanium socket fittings, that's all.
Thu Oct 31, 2013, 08:58 PM
Oct 2013

Last edited Thu Oct 31, 2013, 10:50 PM - Edit history (1)

Not many people know 'em when they see 'em. :&gt

D23MIURG23

(2,850 posts)
15. Oh come on.
Fri Nov 1, 2013, 01:44 PM
Nov 2013

Don't paint all of us with the physics brush!

No self respecting chemist would pull a lame stunt like that - we'd be busy teaching them how to singe their eyebrows off.

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