During my first Physics class I was arbitrarily put into a group of four and given an energy ball along with a few questions. We were told to answer the questions and during the process of which we learned about circuits and whatnot. There were two metal plates on the energy ball and by touching both plates simultaneously we were able to complete the circuit and the ball would subsequently light up and hum.
I felt somewhat special when I was the only one able to complete the circuit using my face and ear. My single talent in life turned out to be an uncanny ability to pass electrons through my body. I'm an above-average conductor. wow.
At the end of the class Mr. Chung challenged the class to make a parallel circuit that would be able to complete the circuit of both energy balls. And the aforementioned circuit should be able to turn either one off while the other one remained on. So we formed a circle with a line of people in the middle and held only pinkies to avoid lawsuits or something. After that we assigned a switch,tested it out and successfully completed the task.
I think the energy ball didn't work on Mr. Chung because he wasn't actually touching the ball. Or maybe he has callouses on his fingers and they acted like insulators. Or maybe he's just not cut out for completing circuits.
I dunno.
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