[jacquesm]

The analogy I use to explain this (which is, like all analogies of course broken at many levels): a tube full of marbles will produce a marble at the far end every time you push one new marble in, but the individual marbles travel really slow.

[lilgreenland]

I used to use the scene in "the two towers" where they light the fire to let Rohan know that Gondor is in need of aid. I thinks I have to stop referencing Lord of the Rings because most high schoolers haven't seen the movie these days.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=beacons+of+mina...

[TeMPOraL]

At least you aren't referencing the Twilight Bark from 101 Dalmatians - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp-DW-2bq2U.

[lilgreenland]

HA!

[jacquesm]

> I thinks I have to stop referencing Lord of the Rings because most high schoolers haven't seen the movie these days.

I'm old enough to remember when they were 'just' books... and I thought you were going to write 'most high schoolers havne't read the books' :)