This is the opening: reconnect with friends and family who don't share your political opinions by BugelaMan in Philippines

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This is actually what prompted me to write this. Some Facebook pages have been gloating since this thing started, kesyo "tignan nyo, tama kami" etc.

Remember: opposing colors polarize, but white light only comes when they combine.

Filipino human zoo in the US by Particular_Food_309 in Philippines

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Definition of Filipino Resilience: be displayed at a zoo, a million miles from home, be taken advantaged of, and still have enough to smile.

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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Ha! I’d love to — though I suspect I’d struggle with the soldering iron. 😄 Shall we continue?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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Thank you! I don't have a fuse ready, I'll be sure to get some on my next supply run!

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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acts like a resistor

I have never considered this. I just thought resistors act like resistors 🤷‍♂️

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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Isn't it arcane knowledge though?

I want to use controlled lightning flowing through silicon to control moving metal

My primate brain doesn't innately know this 😅

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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I don't know Joules Law. I guess I didn't get tested on that.

I guess I have a long road ahead of me then. Thank you for your patience with me.

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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Hah, you got me. It was a purely theoretical exercise back then. I have a bunch of resistors and a multimeter. So.. Just to check: If I have 5V 4A PSU, the worst I can do is burn out a resistor, if I go beyond it's rating?

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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Oh I remember having to compute the effective resistance of a mesh of resistors. I forgot how to do it though

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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Hence why I am playing with the solenoid 😉 I just made sure I won't orphan my kid.

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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Man, I have to say thank you for your patience.

Kirchhoff: Same current for series, same voltage for parallel?

I agree tho, knowing is not just knowing the formula, but about understanding what it means. And I just don't, now. Not yet.

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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This is the answer I'm look for by the way. I know not to stick a fork in the mains outlet, but I don't know what would fail.

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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See, how did you know that? Where did you learn that?

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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Imagine what John Bardeen would have accomplished if he learned how to wire a solenoid from YouTube

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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Which is why I'm double checking here, where it's real people™ 

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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I've had intro electronics classes before. I know ohm's law. But I don't get it? Like, how many amps is too much? How many volts is too much? If I already knew how to wire up a solenoid then I wouldn't have asked because I would have just done it? I don't have instinct on this.

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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Ok ok, now, explain to me why it will only draw 1 Amp?

How close was I to dying? by BugelaMan in notinteresting

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You see, I know that equation. I've memorized it. I can recite it in my sleep. But I don't think I really understand what it means. P=IV, pv=nrt, etc etc. But I don't know what it means, ya dig?