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   XPost: sci.electronics.misc, sci.chem, sci.engr.mech   
   XPost: sci.physics   
   From: jamie_ka1lpa_not_valid_after_ka1lpa_@charter.net   
      
   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   
   Nope, I DON'T KNOW SCIENCE BUT I MAY KNOW JACK SHIZT :)   
   I AM TOTALLY AND MENTALLY IMPOTENT!   
      
     OH, Did I forget? How shameful of me being mentally impotent and all,   
   I am also mentally incapacitated!   
      
      
   Jamie   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)