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Benny Franklin, some ye olde guy who is only famous for his groundbreaking discovery that black clothes make you hotter than white clothes.

jhbadger 2y ago
Also famous for getting electricity signs wrong, not understanding that electrons existed and had charges that were "negative" according to his definition.
- IncreasePosts 2y ago
  He didn't get it wrong - it is entirely arbitrary. Though it might be fair to say that it would be more useful to beginners studying electromagnetism if he had reversed the signs.
- bigstrat2003 2y ago
  Also famous for advising young men that if they're gonna have premarital sex, they should bang old women and not young women.
  - jppope 2y ago
    Thats just science. Older women are more experienced generally
- elzbardico 2y ago
  The downvotes you seem to be getting only confirms that HN average commenter have a very poor sense of humour and take themselves too much seriously.
  - krapp 2y ago
    Humor is for the dregs on Reddit. Hacker News is serious business.
    - elzbardico 2y ago
      Very well done!
    - mdp2021 2y ago
      "Why are all these people here at the brothel fornicating, what are they thinking. I'll start a lecture"
  - mdp2021 2y ago
    If we let jokes go unleashed we would drown in jokes in these pages. You confuse "taking oneself seriously" and "taking the opportunity (of being here) responsibly". ...You seem to be confusing "restraint" with something else.
    - elzbardico 2y ago
      I see, the old slippery slope.
      - mdp2021 2y ago
        No, not just that - but also that: the slope can be slippery, irregardless of its misuse in some arguments. The pivots here are «intellectual curiosity» and «a good... comment teaches us something». Of course some of us believe also those mandates should be taken with flexibility and common sense - but one should not forget them and the more general spirit behind them when posting. A rubberband should bind to them - if it's not there, there's probably a misunderstanding of the opportunity given.
        knodi123 2y ago
        > irregardless of its misuse <<eye twitch>> You're doing that on purpose.
        mdp2021 2y ago
        > You're doing that on purpose Sorry, I don't get what you mean. Some denounce the "slippery slope" arguments as a fallacy in arguments - but denouncing a slope is only sometimes a fallacy, not always (it is a weak correlation). In case elzbardico intended to imply that the original proposal was a fallacy, he was replied the relevant slope is real. "If we unleash without restraint here, the place will fill with noise". Reasonable restraint makes this place a better place for its purpose.
        defrost 2y ago

jhbadger 2y ago

Also famous for getting electricity signs wrong, not understanding that electrons existed and had charges that were "negative" according to his definition.

IncreasePosts 2y ago
He didn't get it wrong - it is entirely arbitrary. Though it might be fair to say that it would be more useful to beginners studying electromagnetism if he had reversed the signs.
bigstrat2003 2y ago
Also famous for advising young men that if they're gonna have premarital sex, they should bang old women and not young women.
- jppope 2y ago
  Thats just science. Older women are more experienced generally
elzbardico 2y ago
The downvotes you seem to be getting only confirms that HN average commenter have a very poor sense of humour and take themselves too much seriously.
- krapp 2y ago
  Humor is for the dregs on Reddit. Hacker News is serious business.
  - elzbardico 2y ago
    Very well done!
  - mdp2021 2y ago
    "Why are all these people here at the brothel fornicating, what are they thinking. I'll start a lecture"
- mdp2021 2y ago
  If we let jokes go unleashed we would drown in jokes in these pages. You confuse "taking oneself seriously" and "taking the opportunity (of being here) responsibly". ...You seem to be confusing "restraint" with something else.
  - elzbardico 2y ago
    I see, the old slippery slope.
    - mdp2021 2y ago
      No, not just that - but also that: the slope can be slippery, irregardless of its misuse in some arguments. The pivots here are «intellectual curiosity» and «a good... comment teaches us something». Of course some of us believe also those mandates should be taken with flexibility and common sense - but one should not forget them and the more general spirit behind them when posting. A rubberband should bind to them - if it's not there, there's probably a misunderstanding of the opportunity given.
      - knodi123 2y ago
        > irregardless of its misuse <<eye twitch>> You're doing that on purpose.
        mdp2021 2y ago
        > You're doing that on purpose Sorry, I don't get what you mean. Some denounce the "slippery slope" arguments as a fallacy in arguments - but denouncing a slope is only sometimes a fallacy, not always (it is a weak correlation). In case elzbardico intended to imply that the original proposal was a fallacy, he was replied the relevant slope is real. "If we unleash without restraint here, the place will fill with noise". Reasonable restraint makes this place a better place for its purpose.
        defrost 2y ago