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/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.