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I remember one of the first question asked in university was "what's an electric current?" I said something along the lines "it's a directed flow of charged par
by alekseiprokopev 3y ago
I remember one of the first question asked in university was "what's an electric current?" I said something along the lines "it's a directed flow of charged particles". The professor asked do you contain charged particles, do you move, are you an electric current?
- patates 3y agoYou may not be a current, hopefully that sparked some lively discussions in the classroom. Humans also contain air, are we also air currents? Some people hate getting stuck on such semantics, but I find them fascinating.
- otikik 3y agoThat professor probably had an electrifying personality
- tux3 3y agoClassic syllogistic fallacy, too! All electric currents transport charges Students transport charges Therefore, students are electric currents Aristotélēs wouldn't approve of this one.
- mydogcanpurr 3y agoNo, it’s valid reasoning. All things that transport charges are electric currents. Students transport charges. Therefore, students are electric currents. It could be that we disagree on what it means to define something.