Comments on: Nail Polish Resistor Value Mnemonic

By: Andy Lester

Andy Lester — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:56:00 +0000

My dad told me that when he learned it back in the mid-50s as a ham radio geek, it was “black boys” and nobody thought twice about it. It’s bizarre to think of a world like that only 55 years ago.

By: morgauxo

morgauxo — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:53:00 +0000

Maybe, but it’s the offensiveness that makes it stick. If your reaction is repulsion that will make you remember it the first time. If on the other hand you just think it’s amusing then that will still help you remember it, although maybe not as much as the repulsion would. I think most people will react to that mnemonic in one of those two ways. Some nicer, more neutral phrase would be easier to remember than just memorizing the chart of course but would still be more work than this one. Why make extra work for yourself? Violet doesn’t seem to mind!

By: Robert Leslie

Robert Leslie — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:40:00 +0000

there is a better one, its the one my teacher taught me.
http://kinetic-learning-center.com/promotions.ivnu#1

By: Shelby Arnold

Shelby Arnold — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:54:00 +0000

I feel that it would be better to do away with that offensive phrase and make up a new one.

By: morgauxo

morgauxo — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:41:00 +0000

Bad Boys Rape Our Young Girls But Violet Gives Willingly

Offensive but that just means you won’t forget it