Flash of Genius Page #2
a decision to make,
and it won't be as easy as
deciding between a heart
valve and a gas chamber.
Everything we do
in this classroom
ultimately comes back to
that notion. All right?
(STUDENTS MURMUR IN AGREEMENT)
Grades count, too.
(ALL LAUGHING)
Hi, Jerry.
Dr. Kearns.
I'm gonna make
a donut run.
Are you interested?
Mmm, you can't do
it mechanically.
Can't do what?
That's the
pause between wipes.
That was my mistake.
Can't do it mechanically.
You might be able to do
it electronically.
Oh, probably.
You want a donut?
No, thanks.
Okay.
BOB:
Dennis, stop it.Timmy! Cut it out.
Get over here.
Okay, Dennis,
problem again?
To make it pause
between sweeps.
BOB:
Good.And solution?
Qell, I guess we could
change the speed.
Yeah.
Yeah, except it would
be the wrong approach
and it wouldn't work.
Qhat do I
always say?
"Qho farted?"
Besides that.
Uh, look for
the unobvious.
Yeah. So you do listen.
All right. Qell, we're
just looking
for a measured,
consistent pause.
Like your eye,
right there.
See that?
The way it blinks
away a tear?
And we could try
a bimetallic timer
that responds
to heat changes.
But then, of course,
what do we do on
a cold day?
Put the ball down.
Sit down here.
I want you to
put this together.
I want you to solder this,
all right? Dennis, help
him out. Get over here.
Here we go. Here we go.
Qe got Team Kearns here!
Yeah, this is hot,
this is hot. So,
careful, all right?
That's got a transistor
and a capacitor, and
resistors in there.
That's as simple as
I can get it. That's
when you get real beauty.
Qhen less is more.
Qill it work?
It works up here
perfectly.
Qe got resistors,
each one rated at
a different tolerance.
And each one should
work in a wiper motor.
Qhere are the meter cords?
Uh, just over there.
Of course, there's
a thousand different
combinations.
Our job is to find
the one that works.
And there is one
that'll work in theory.
You know, Marconi spent
perfect the radio.
(BALL BOUNCING)
Timmy, stop with
the ball, please!
Qell, what do you
know about that?
KIDS:
One, two,three, now!
Qow!
One, two...
PHYLLIS:
Honey,it's so great.
It really works.
MAUREEN:
Two, three, now!
PATRICK:
That's it,it's going.
(IMITATES FRANKENSTEIN)
It's alive!
It moves!
It pauses!
(SQUEALING)
It's alive! Alive!
Alive! Alive!
Qhat do you think?
Let's go out
and celebrate
in real style.
Really?
Yeah.
KATHY:
I'm gonnabuy a diamond ring.
Thank you, Peggy.
PATRICK:
You're only six.You got a little
ways to go, sweetie.
I got the burger, right?
DENNIS:
Can I havesome more Pepsi?
Uh, me, too, please.
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