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fandomhigh2015-01-12 01:14 pm
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Comprehending Science & Technology, 1st Period - Monday
Class today started with smart phones. Enough phones to hand out to the entire class while still having a few left over for Tony to do something with them. Like make a new Skrull detector.
Just in case.
His paranoia was perfectly justified, all things considered.
"Alright, everyone have a phone? Good. They're yours now. Enjoy. They're moderately dumbed down versions of the Avengers' cards, so they'll still work in other universes, galaxies, and have a slightly higher chance of surviving the combined destructive force of the Hulk and Hawkeye."
But they would still break. And make Tony cry a little. But they were manly tears.
"Okay, so let's start simple," Tony said, clapping his hands together. "Radio. Yeah, it even sounds old fashioned, right? But, be that as it may, it's still pretty relevant. The basic tech of a radio is how we now have cell phones and wifi."
Fun, right?
"So, we have two basic parts here: a transmitter and a receiver. Transmitter being a power source and some metal connected in some manner to send out electromagnetic energy. The bigger the power source, the further it will travel generally. The receiver would be something like an antenna, a metal rod. This energy travels in waves--picture the ocean. Watching waves come in. The water is the energy, constantly pulsing outwards. Now, of course, we can't see or feel them and they're moving fast enough that thousands happen every second, but they're there."
By the end if the little lecture, Tony had managed to get himself distracted with pulling apart one of the phones he'd brought along to gut the poor thing. It took a moment before he remembered the whole teaching thing. "Homework! Sucks, I know. But apparently I need to take this teaching thing seriously. On my desk are parts and instructions for putting together a basic radio. Do it or don't. It's more fun if you do."
Just in case.
His paranoia was perfectly justified, all things considered.
"Alright, everyone have a phone? Good. They're yours now. Enjoy. They're moderately dumbed down versions of the Avengers' cards, so they'll still work in other universes, galaxies, and have a slightly higher chance of surviving the combined destructive force of the Hulk and Hawkeye."
But they would still break. And make Tony cry a little. But they were manly tears.
"Okay, so let's start simple," Tony said, clapping his hands together. "Radio. Yeah, it even sounds old fashioned, right? But, be that as it may, it's still pretty relevant. The basic tech of a radio is how we now have cell phones and wifi."
Fun, right?
"So, we have two basic parts here: a transmitter and a receiver. Transmitter being a power source and some metal connected in some manner to send out electromagnetic energy. The bigger the power source, the further it will travel generally. The receiver would be something like an antenna, a metal rod. This energy travels in waves--picture the ocean. Watching waves come in. The water is the energy, constantly pulsing outwards. Now, of course, we can't see or feel them and they're moving fast enough that thousands happen every second, but they're there."
By the end if the little lecture, Tony had managed to get himself distracted with pulling apart one of the phones he'd brought along to gut the poor thing. It took a moment before he remembered the whole teaching thing. "Homework! Sucks, I know. But apparently I need to take this teaching thing seriously. On my desk are parts and instructions for putting together a basic radio. Do it or don't. It's more fun if you do."
Re: Build a Crystal Radio
He'd get to the radio in a minute.