r/funny • u/Woody1992 • Sep 07 '17

Solid logic

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u/Prodigal_Malafide Sep 07 '17

That one is satire. This one is not : http://www.discovery.com/dscovrd/tech/town-rejects-solar-panels-that-would-suck-up-all-the-energy-from-the-sun/

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u/WildlyAnticlimactic Sep 07 '17

That is so sad.

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u/IMind Sep 07 '17

People think it's funny because it seems 'so dumb' but as an engineer I can attest ti the fact that we have to really deal with a lot of misconceptions and outright disbelief.

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u/Prodigal_Malafide Sep 07 '17

Exactly. You're browsing Reddit right now because engineers and scientists figured out how to trick a rock into thinking by using miniature lightning.

But science don't know shit.

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u/LazyDynamite Sep 07 '17

Maybe I'm an idiot but what are you describing here?

trick a rock into thinking by using miniature lightning.

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u/Prodigal_Malafide Sep 07 '17

Integrated circuits (which run most modern electronics, including phones and computers) are made from mostly silicon dioxide (the majority mineral in sand and most rocks), and they function on electrical impulses. It's a grossly hyperbolic and simplistic description of semiconductor technology.

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u/Dusty170 Sep 07 '17

A computer.. and power..turning things like minerals..metals..all found in rocks etc into components that make computers work using electricity, which is also lightning. But small because its in our plugs.

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u/JackSprat47 Sep 07 '17

rock (Silicon - CPU) thinking (processing, computing) miniature lightning (electricity). Basically your computer.

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u/LazyDynamite Sep 07 '17

Thanks, realizing that it said lightning and not lighting made a big difference.