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Pink Floyd might not have gotten their prism exactly right, but this is the official poster of the Swiss section of the Physics Olympiad 
Rather interesting Physics Olympiad poster
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The discussion centers around the official poster for the Swiss section of the Physics Olympiad, which features a prism reminiscent of Pink Floyd's iconic imagery, albeit not accurately represented. Participants express concerns about the use of stock images, highlighting issues like advertising, decontextualization, and a lack of cognitive engagement. There's a humorous suggestion that the first question of the Olympiad could involve correcting the poster itself, reflecting a playful critique of the design choices made. The conversation underscores a broader commentary on the quality and relevance of visual representations in educational contexts.
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berkeman
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Do they have an official theme song?
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mcastillo356
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Advertising, decontextualization, espectacularization, lack of cognitive processing aim, are synonyms
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Borek
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Sad reality of stock images, if you check at shutterstock you will see more nonsense examples of exactly the same.
And yes, they should know better.
And yes, they should know better.
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Hornbein
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Ouch.greypilgrim said:Pink Floyd might not have gotten their prism exactly right, but this is the official poster of the Swiss section of the Physics Olympiad
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You've inspired me to the pseudonym RedPilgrim. Nyuk nyuk nyuk.
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Bandersnatch
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For all we know, the first question on the olympiad might be 'correct the olympiad poster'.
Hello scientists, engineers, etc. I have not had any questions for you recently, so have not participated here. I was scanning some material and ran across these 2 ads. I had posted them at another forum, and I thought you may be interested in them as well. History is fascinating stuff!
Some houses may have had plugs, but many homes just screwed the appliance into the light socket overhead. Does anyone know when electric wall plugs were in widespread use?
1906 ad DDTJRAC
Even big...
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