Our fine educational system (was: Login on VMS)

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Mon Sep 25 14:12:52 2000

> As for methods of learning, I don't think telling them that all cars
> don't fly, when there are some that do is proper. Telling them that
> cars, in common practice, do not fly, yet there are some that do, is
> more effective. That might challenge the student (the one who is
> actually interested) to find out for themselves which cars do actually
> fly, and why.

In my experience, very nearly any car can be made to fly, under the right
conditions. The roller-coaster section of I-680 near Benicia used to work
quite well for that purpose. But Caltrans has since flattened it out, so
it's no fun any more.
Received on Mon Sep 25 2000 - 14:12:52 BST