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   XPost: sci.electronics.misc, sci.chem, sci.engr.mech   
   XPost: sci.physics   
   From: BJACOBY@teranews.com   
      
   On 11/23/2011 2:02 PM, RichD wrote:   
   > I like to do these little basic science quizzes - man   
   > in the street - I've posted a few here, previously.   
   >   
   > How does a cigarette lighter work?  People   
   > recognize that the spark ignites the flame.   
   > ("what is a spark?" is another, but that's far over   
   > their heads)  But then ask, what keeps the flame   
   > alive, after the spark?  Blank out.   
   >   
   > Try it on your friends and business associates.   
   >   
   > These experiences make me realize we haven't   
   > progressed much since Aristotle, except among   
   > the geek elite -   
   >   
   > --   
   > Rich   
      
   Hey, rich, it's over YOUR head too! This is how people with a little   
   knowledge start feeling superior to everybody else. Next thing you know   
   they are using words like "waveform collapse" and "quantum entanglement".   
      
   So YOU tell us how does a lighter work? (and do it fast before smoking   
   is a felony and descriptions of "drug paraphernalia" is banned from the   
   Internet "for the children", natch.) What is a "spark"? Does it depend   
   on the kind of lighter? How is it created? IN DETAIL, BUNKY! Let's see   
   just how "smart" you are and how much is bluster and hand-waving!   
      
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