Path: Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.supernews.com!news.supernews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:30:49 +0000 From: john larkin Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: A Complex Metaphysical Conundrum Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:30:49 -0700 Message-ID: References: User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 35 X-Trace: sv3-IIdD7CMae4J/JhGgrS5sisUKVUOfZAF9gXlynffEvbjzf0PEjAHSkO/+4gPSRJew7CWwj7j4UkXG/sd!TeotMr7SBqvfbLNVNkQfpgwDuM0FfORqShB5YI09t7POdF45UpXMGs9BCvtJlrEF4A+Oo/8Do1xb!x6+Y+A== X-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/abuse.html X-DMCA-Complaints-To: www.supernews.com/docs/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 2161 On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:55:30 +0100, Cursitor Doom wrote: >On Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:02:50 +0100, Cursitor Doom >wrote: > >>Gentlemen, >> >>This is an exam question that trips up even some of the best students. >>See what you make of it! >> >>Q: Is this statement correct: 'The signal level at the modem input >>increased by 2dBmV going from +3dBmV to +5dBmV.' >> >>Your pal, CD. > >Okay, here's the answer you've been waiting for from some guy on the >internet in this record-low participation quiz. This URL takes you >directly to the relevant section to save time: > >https://youtu.be/jOVa4xJSLiA?list=PLl-kpmJ-_T4DMeDalokqXz7u-ReHZi08p&t=1466 Silly nonsense. RF people tend to do that. By his reasoning, the actual question is wrong and the increase is impossible. > >So it turns out that John, Edward and myself were all wrong and only >Jason and Jeroen were right! And the proof is right there in the >video. > The question is fuzzy, basicly designed to generate chatter. I still believe that 3+2=5.