Quotes #3 Dr. Stokes becomes my source of laughter
These quotes are very Dr. Stokes heavy. He's the funniest person around so....it's understandable.
Dr. Stokes: This computer needs to be rebuked.
I had misheard him. He actually said, "This computer needs to be rebooted."
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Student: So if the moon slowed down it would crash into the Earth?
Dr. Stokes: Yes. It would crash into us.
*pause*
Dr. Stokes: The moon....is actually slowing down.
the class is dead silent
Dr. Stokes: Not in your life time!
the class erupts into laughter
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Dr. Stokes does the "twist"
Dr. Stokes: Angular momentum is conserved! So what is going the other way so that angular momentum can be conserved?
nobody answers while he is twisting in front of the class
Dr. Stokes: The earth! The earth is dancing with me!
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Dr. Stokes: So on your date.....break off the top of the spoon in the restaurant
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This quote happened while Dr. Stokes was trying to do something and trying to explain a concept at the same time. He was trying to do a demonstration about angular momentum and needed something that was in his pocket.
Dr. Stokes: I can capture that angular momentum. It's right here, in my pocket.....
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Dr. Stokes had asked the class where we can find angular momentum in the Olympics and nobody really answered. There were a few mumbles here and there so Dr. Stokes finally told us.
Dr. Stokes: Ice Skating!! I love ice skating! There is so much physics in ice skating! When they do the tuck in thing I cheer for them!
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Dr. Stokes: I expect you'll do very well on [the test], but sometimes you surprise me.
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Dr. Stokes (to a student): You want a rule? I'm sorry! The rule is think about it and figure it out!
He then smiles and nods his head.
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He was explaining to us how we balance on our feet and how much force is put on the bones. The more legs, the less force on each foot.
Dr. Stokes: Not many animals go around on two legs! Well, I guess ostriches and chickens do, but I don't know. Are they really animals?.....
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Dr. Stokes: The general rule....and some of you reject this rule because it makes you think....but the general rule is....
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Dr. Stokes: You'd think the force the atmosphere has on my hand would pin my hand down and I can't move it! I....I....I'm....I'm stu......I'm....I....I...I'm....I can't move it! But really my hand is exerting the same force on the atmosphere so I'm in equilibrium and can wave my hand around!
He then promptly waves at the class.
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This is his latest demonstration. You'll get a better feel for who he is and how he talks. If it seems boring, keep watching. It gets really good near the end. But don't skip to the end. It doesn't make sense and it isn't as great if you do that. Just watch it all the way through.
Dr. Stokes: This computer needs to be rebuked.
I had misheard him. He actually said, "This computer needs to be rebooted."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Student: So if the moon slowed down it would crash into the Earth?
Dr. Stokes: Yes. It would crash into us.
*pause*
Dr. Stokes: The moon....is actually slowing down.
the class is dead silent
Dr. Stokes: Not in your life time!
the class erupts into laughter
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Dr. Stokes does the "twist"
Dr. Stokes: Angular momentum is conserved! So what is going the other way so that angular momentum can be conserved?
nobody answers while he is twisting in front of the class
Dr. Stokes: The earth! The earth is dancing with me!
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Dr. Stokes: So on your date.....break off the top of the spoon in the restaurant
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This quote happened while Dr. Stokes was trying to do something and trying to explain a concept at the same time. He was trying to do a demonstration about angular momentum and needed something that was in his pocket.
Dr. Stokes: I can capture that angular momentum. It's right here, in my pocket.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr. Stokes had asked the class where we can find angular momentum in the Olympics and nobody really answered. There were a few mumbles here and there so Dr. Stokes finally told us.
Dr. Stokes: Ice Skating!! I love ice skating! There is so much physics in ice skating! When they do the tuck in thing I cheer for them!
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Dr. Stokes: I expect you'll do very well on [the test], but sometimes you surprise me.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr. Stokes (to a student): You want a rule? I'm sorry! The rule is think about it and figure it out!
He then smiles and nods his head.
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He was explaining to us how we balance on our feet and how much force is put on the bones. The more legs, the less force on each foot.
Dr. Stokes: Not many animals go around on two legs! Well, I guess ostriches and chickens do, but I don't know. Are they really animals?.....
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Dr. Stokes: The general rule....and some of you reject this rule because it makes you think....but the general rule is....
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Dr. Stokes: You'd think the force the atmosphere has on my hand would pin my hand down and I can't move it! I....I....I'm....I'm stu......I'm....I....I...I'm....I can't move it! But really my hand is exerting the same force on the atmosphere so I'm in equilibrium and can wave my hand around!
He then promptly waves at the class.
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This is his latest demonstration. You'll get a better feel for who he is and how he talks. If it seems boring, keep watching. It gets really good near the end. But don't skip to the end. It doesn't make sense and it isn't as great if you do that. Just watch it all the way through.
Yeah, is that you walking into class late in the video? :D
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That man is HILARIOUS! I love him.
This was actually recorded LAST year so no, not me. :) He did that experiment for all of his classes for the past 15 years, but then last year he had to teach two classes in one day so he decided to record it because he wouldn't be able to handle it twice. So now he doesn't shoot himself live, but he does the first two parts of the experiment live.
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