The linked post shows how most non-tech people’s understanding of email is very very different from most of the people here.

  • Droechai@lemm.ee
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    5 days ago

    I promise you that if you collect 10 random people and ask them what Ohms law is, at most you get 5 that knows it’s something about electricity. You are lucky if you have one that knows it.

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 days ago

      Yeah I know it has to do with resistance but I couldn’t quote it to you rn, I’d have to look it up. And I’m vaping rn at .4ohms lol.

    • uis@lemm.ee
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      4 days ago

      It’s taught in every school… At least in Europe.

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        4 days ago

        I can only speak for myself here but… A lot of things are taught in school. Most of them weren’t something that I use everyday and thus have forgotten about it (some more than others, of course).

        Ohm’s Law would’ve been taught to me sometime during highschool (as the other commenter mentioned, I can tell you it relates to electricity but without looking it up I couldn’t tell you the actual principle behind it) - I graduated from highschool 10 years ago, and have not had a reason to “flex” that memory ever since then.

      • Blackmist@feddit.uk
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        4 days ago

        Great. So is history, trigonometry and literature.

        It doesn’t mean adults know it. Most of what you learn in school will be forgotten unless you have a reason to keep using it.