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BumRushDaShow

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4. The physics professor I had for my "Electricity and Magnetism" course
Tue Oct 7, 2025, 12:57 PM
Oct 7

was British and did something wild on what was the first day of class (IIRC). He hauled out a large board covered in nails laid placed it on the auditorium stage floor and then donned a large (costume) "genie turban" and proceeded to lay down on his "bed of nails".

Well...

I know back in the day on the early (commercial) internet (circa the early-mid '90s), there were all kinds of USENET groups (and LISTSERVs) that had some fascinating discussions on science topics that I would peruse and/or subscribe to, and there were all kinds of folks posting on those.

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