After I told my kids that magnets were powered by magic - afterall, that's why they're spelled alike - they spent a two weeks studying magnets, batteries, and electrons to prove me wrong
They even had drawings, the 9v+nail demo, and had weakly magnetized a nail by hand
*Btw,
Every single elementary school in the US should spend 3 weeks building and understand this.
We have lost the script when a vast majority have no idea what magnetism is and how an electromagnet works. Let alone a motor.
This is first principles preparation and was common in
I stayed at a @RamadaWorldwide over the weekend.. it was a reasonable price and in a convenient location
Then I get two separate emails to confirm my reservation. Okay, fine.
Then two emails, each with affiliate links to Grubhub and Applebee's
Then two texts insisting I must
Me, last Sun noon: Whew. After a crazy couple of weeks, I won't even have to leave the country in September!
A former colleague, 9h later: Our former mutual colleague died, the funeral is Fri in Detroit
..so yeah, weekend road trip
Also, now I'm keeping my fool mouth shut.
Five of the hijackers got their licenses at the DMV across the street from my apartment weeks after I moved in
Because prior to 9/11 in Virginia, you could establish your residency by someone vouching for you.. my summer intern had a license because his neighbor vouched for him