Re: [Phys-l] fun ill-posed questions

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

"... but I do now see that the
oil drops did not always carry unitary charges"

Rarely (only one) at least w/ the old Pasco app.

Furthermore, Millikan cheated and thru out the fractional ones., so 
rumour has it.

found: 

http://www.physics.emich.edu/mthomsen/sege.htm

bc, intrigued by the "... quick-and-dirty first ..." vs. "... the 
conscientious second?"

p.s. I advised in the manual for the oil drop to not * use drops having 
more than about a dozen charges.


* intended.



Brian Whatcott wrote:

> At 12:20 PM 10/11/2006, C Parker, you wrote:
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> > > Are you allowed to remove objects from the box?
> > >      
> > Sure you can remove all you want.  You are just not allowed to know
> > how many.  I guess you and perhaps others assumed that the box
> > was sealed because it was an ill-posed question.
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> It took a while for your hints to get through, but I do now see that the
> oil drops did not always carry unitary charges
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> Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka! 
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