Physics Lab…..- Place I hate….most in my school:

During my school days I hate the Physics to the maximum level (now I am an engineer – its different issue… ;-) and the lab experiments to the maximum.

Every Monday morning session will be the Physics lab which 99% will be the total waste of time for me. There are lot of experiments like convex lens, magnetometer, screw gauge, vernier calipers etc.etc… which I will just see them... dust them out of their case, handle them with care and at 12.30 return to the lab assistant with utmost care….!. Back in the class put some cooked values in the observation and get corrected…!!!

This is my experience during HSC public practical examination. I got the easiest experiment “Liquid lens” it’s just to find surface tension or something to do with mercury.

Though I know what should be the final value, (and of course mugged up the values) I don’t know exactly how to do it. There will be two examiners in which one person knows the subject and the other person is from the different subject (i.e. he acts as the chief examiner…!). I came to know this fact only after a funny experience; `I taught both the persons will be proficient in the subject.

Liquid lens apparatus was kept just beside an examiner…He was staring at the apparatus which is also in front of a window.

Examiner: nalla kitta vachi pannupa….

Me: ok sir…. (Ayyayo kitta vanthu mattikettenae…!!!!)

He just started to watch me how I was doing……right from the beginning….

(Village man citya pakkara mathiri….0

Examiner…: window open pannikoppa….. Sekkirama complete pannu….

Me: yes sir… ippo complete panren…..

(Acted as if I were doing experiment and taking measurements….)

I went near the apparatus started initial adjustments…..and was of the thought that whether I could finish the experiment or not…..)

Now came the rescue for me…..

The HM came inside and asked that examiner…..

HM: sir neenga economicsa……historya…..?

Examiner: Economics…..sir…

Me: (adappavi athan ippadi moraichi morachi parthiya…..?)

Then I got a bit of relief…..entered the values and derived the output successfully…. (!)

Later I developed some interest towards physics in during my college where I had 2 papers in physics.