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Re:Why does a spray bottle work? by richardfeynman on Saturday June 09, 2018 @04:15PM (#17274757)
Michael Faraday gave a great series of lectures on how candles work that also illustrates the difference between cursory knowledge and explanatory depth. Most people think they know how candles work, but when you dive into the details there are all sorts of interesting things going on.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chemical_History_of_a_Cand...

(you can also buy the lectures in book form on Amazon.)

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Re:Why does a spray bottle work? by fjsolwmv on Saturday June 09, 2018 @04:45PM (#17274879)
Engineer Guy (a fantastic YouTube channel for learning how things work) has an audiovisual curriculum for this book.

http://www.engineerguy.com/faraday/

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Re:Why does a spray bottle work? by dredmorbius on Saturday June 09, 2018 @07:12PM (#17275514)
That is indeed a wonderful recreation of a brilliant original, and I often think of it when trying to figure out how to provably and clearly demonstrate some absolutely novel concept. Faraday's genius shows through here.
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Re:Why does a spray bottle work? by disqard on Saturday June 09, 2018 @06:05PM (#17275286)
Thank you for sharing this!

Having watched the first lecture, I was thoroughly impressed by the design and presentation of this historical artifact, with (judiciously chosen) modern embellishments.

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