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67 pointsmindhacker16y ago12 comments

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This is the sort of hack that Feynman himself would have pulled, back when he was an undergraduate.

Funny but sound like a urban legend.

Not necessarily. Tests were on the honor system at Caltech (and I suppose still are). You typically took them in your dorm room.

CamperBob16y ago

So there's only one class at the entire school, called "Google 101"?

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buugs16y ago

If it is true I'm sure that the student would have gotten at least a passing grade if was willing to risk using Feynman.

ruddzw16y ago

Or would have no chance of passing without him.

Since it's an open-book exam, it's likely going to take a lot of thoughtful work.

quizbiz16y ago

bloody briliant, a much better exam hack than pointless puns.

Semiapies16y ago

He can't have been the only person in the class who had the thought. I would have; I just wouldn't have dared.

True or not, funny story.

kqr216y ago

Even if they had explicitly written Feynman's Lectures on Physics on the exam, the students could have asked Feynman to give a special lecture which happens to cover all of the exam material.

varjag16y ago

Half an hour, why it took him so long?

Semiapies16y ago

Obviously, he made sure to use good penmanship.

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sethg16y ago

This is the sort of hack that Feynman himself would have pulled, back when he was an undergraduate.

henryprecheur16y ago

Funny but sound like a urban legend.

abecedarius16y ago

Not necessarily. Tests were on the honor system at Caltech (and I suppose still are). You typically took them in your dorm room.

CamperBob16y ago

So there's only one class at the entire school, called "Google 101"?

1 more reply

buugs16y ago

If it is true I'm sure that the student would have gotten at least a passing grade if was willing to risk using Feynman.

ruddzw16y ago

Or would have no chance of passing without him.

Since it's an open-book exam, it's likely going to take a lot of thoughtful work.

quizbiz16y ago

bloody briliant, a much better exam hack than pointless puns.

Semiapies16y ago

He can't have been the only person in the class who had the thought. I would have; I just wouldn't have dared.

True or not, funny story.

kqr216y ago

Even if they had explicitly written Feynman's Lectures on Physics on the exam, the students could have asked Feynman to give a special lecture which happens to cover all of the exam material.

varjag16y ago

Half an hour, why it took him so long?

Semiapies16y ago

Obviously, he made sure to use good penmanship.

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