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Re:Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativit... by jordan314 on Friday March 06, 2020 @01:20PM (#22505886)
Didn't Benjamin Franklin sleep at his desk with a stick propped under his elbow, so when the stick fell out he would invent stuff? I remember hearing that somewhere but now I can't find it
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Re:Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativit... by 2snakes on Friday March 06, 2020 @06:04PM (#22508203)
Maybe but IIRC Tesla would hold a ball in his hand before dozing and dropping.
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Re:Caffeine boosts problem-solving ability but not creativit... by selimthegrim on Friday March 06, 2020 @04:05PM (#22507290)
Maybe Franklin did this with the key and it gave him the lightning rod idea
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