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L.A. Science Teacher Suspended Over Student Science Fair Projects
An anonymous reader writes "A high school science teacher at Grand Arts High School in Los Angeles was suspended from the classroom in February, after two of his science fair students turned in projects deemed dangerous by the administrators. "One project was a marshmallow shooter — which uses air pressure to launch projectiles. The other was an AA battery-powered coil gun — which uses electromagnetism to launch small objects. Similar projects have been honored in past LA County Science Fairs and even demonstrated at the White House."
Imagine if these things fell into the hands of tairsts, or pediofiddlers? Someone could lose an eye.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
if you cross the streams.
They should ban electricity in science fair projects. Electricity is highly dangerous. People die from electrocution every year, some of whom are not even enjoying capital punishment.
I approve of this decision. Someone finally thought of the children; just think how many lives were saved! Science is dangerous, and definitely has no place in our schools. Clearly, the children that built these have some severe mental problems, and all right-thinking people know their parents must be fat, conservative tea-baggers. The kind of violence exhibited by these devices cannot be tolerated. This is exactly why children should not be allowed to think for themselves in school; they are too unpredictable.
I'm glad we were able to stop these domestic terrorists before they killed anyone.
Imagine what they'd have thought of a chemistry set from the 50's! Oh man, they'd shit bricks.
Take a four year old to the range with his/her first bb gun during a protest and watch how they react.
Bonus points if the kid tells them 'they'll get his gun from his cold dead fingers'. I can still see the reaction from the fuckers.
John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
Actually, the correct analogy is that there are over a trillion bras.
Clearly, there is a link between bras and breast cancer.
We should outlaw Bras! Mod up to outlaw Bras!
When Fascism comes to America, it will call itself Anti-Fascism, and tell you to give up your guns.