From: curd@notformail.com   
      
   On Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:25:38 -0800, John Larkin wrote:   
      
   > 10 volt battery, 9K and 1K resistors in series. What's the voltage   
   > across the 1K? I had one kid instantly reply "one volt" without   
   > thinking, so I hired him as an intern. A month later, he was full-time.   
      
   Sorry, John, that's a fail. You didn't state the internal resistance of   
   the battery. ;->   
      
      
      
      
      
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