Quote #11579
#11579
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⚐ Report// Learning about the right hand rule for magnetism Schafer: You're driving your car down the street and you see someone with their thumb. Schafer: Public service announcement: don't hitchhike. But remember that your thumb is for velocity. Schafer: You're now pulling in the neighborhood, and you little kids running around in the neighborhood. Schafer: One of the kids goes "bang bang bang"! What is he representing with his hand? Students: A gun? Schafer: And what comes out of a gun? Students: A bullet? Schafer: And the first letter of bullet is B, so the index finger is for the magnetic field. Schafer: Now I'm coming home and both boys are playing and the dog is running all over the place. Schafer: So now I go to my wife and ask her how things are going and she goes *shows middle finger* Schafer: Remember that middle finger is for force.