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new book just landed on my bench: The Secret Life of Circuits, by @lcamtuf ! (soldering iron not included)

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a cartoony illustration of an old-style flush toiler with the tank mounted high up on the wall. there is a bucket hanging from the pull chain, for some reason.
a cartoony illustration of an old-style flush toiler with the tank mounted high up on the wall. there is a bucket hanging from the pull chain, for some reason.

it has some neat illustrations, including this one of a toilet. (the book makes a point about avoiding any form of the water analogy)

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@tubetime Is there something wrong with the water analogy? I hear people pooh-poohing it a lot, but it's always seemed a good enough way to develop a basic intuition if someone is not ready to do arithmetic

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Daniel Lakeland
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@hattifattener
I think the problem with the water analogy is it can make people feel stupid and inadequate if they dont understand water pressure and water flow. I think that analogy was probably a lot better for a time period where practical mechanical experience was more common because tons of people were in blue collar trades.
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