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[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Spin a large magnet near some copper coils, you've invented an electrocution device!" I think having a vague idea about some of these things is more dangerous than not knowing anything. Lots of stuff about electricity and nothing about grounding and insulation.

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"you can get insulin from dogs and pigs by tying the pancreatic duct!"

Get rid of the wing and show me where to find this bit inside a pig and I can save lives, we can just wait for the wright brothers to figure out flying again.