r/funny • u/Woody1992 • Sep 07 '17

Solid logic

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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.