07-13-2009, 12:02 AM
Quote:Never confuse knowledge with the certification of knowledge. Many who know have no certificate, and many with the certificate really do not know. I've worked with both types.That reminds me of my undergraduate physics class. For the bi-weekly test, the prof would have each of us submit 2 possible questions for the test. He would select 10 questions for the test. If yours was selected, then of course you would "know" one of the questions.
Mine were never selected, but he frequently commented that they would be the basis of a good doctoral thesis. I remember one I submitted asked the question about a theoretical toroidal space station which was rotating sufficient to maintain earth gravity. The question was what would happen to the center of momentum, and the orbit of the station if there was an emergency which forced all the passengers to one location of the station.