Tag: Students
A Physics Exam
The story of a Physics student who got the following question in an exam:
“You are given an accurate barometer, how would you use it to determine the height of a skyscraper? ”
He answered: “Go to the top floor, tie a long piece of string to the barometer, let it down until it touches the ground and measure the length of the string”.
The examiner wasn’t satisfied, so they decided to interview the guy:
“Can you give us another method, one which demonstrates your knowledge of Physics? ”
“Sure, go to the top floor, drop the barometer off, and measure how long before it hits the ground…”
“Not, quite what we wanted, care to try again? ”
“Make a pendulum of the barometer, measure its period at the bottom, then measure its period at the top…”
“.another try? ….”
“Measure the length of the barometer, then mount it vertically on the ground on a sunny day and measure its shadow, measure the shadow of the skyscraper….”
“….and again? ….”
“Walk up the stairs and use the barometer as a ruler to measure the height of the walls in the stairwells.”
“…One more try? ”
“Find where the janitor lives, knock on his door and say, Please, Mr. Janitor, if I give you this nice Barometer, will you tell me the height of this building? ”
Joke Of The Day: Anatomy Class
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First year medical students were attending their first anatomy class.
They all gathered around the table with real dead body. The professor started the class by telling them two important qualities as a doctor. “The first is that never be disgusted about anything regarding the body.” He inserted his finger in the body’s nose and on drawing back, put the finger in his own mouth & tasted it. Then he told the students to do the same. The students hesitated for several minutes, but eventually everyone inserted their fingers in the body’s nose and tasted it. When everyone finished the professor looked at them and said: “The most important second quality is Observation. I inserted my middle finger but tasted the index finger. Now learn to pay attention.” |
Jim O’Connor – A Man Of Service
Math teacher Jim O’Connor is former navy veteran who worked aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise during the Vietnam War. He is known as a strict teacher and refuses to baby his students at St. Francis High School near Los Angeles California. When his students learned where their math teacher spends his free time outside of the classroom, their respect for him multiplied exponentially.
As part of our continuing series “On the Road,” Steve Hartman meets the students of St. Francis High School near Los Angeles who thought they knew everything about their math teacher, Jim O’Connor. But what they found out at a local hospital taught them a life lesson.
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