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    • October 28, 2008

    Metallica

    — devadutta @ 9:47 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1225230470 ) Play

    This apparatus(1) resembled something else which made 2 to give it the same name.

    What did 2 call 1? who is 2?

    1.

    2.

    Cracked by: Rahulk , Dinesh , Rc , gammafunction , malcaluffin , shenoyvarun86 and udupendra. Good job!

    Answer: 1 is an array of Leyden jars which look like a “Battey of cannons”. Thus Benjamin Franklin called 1 as “Battery”. The name is used even today.

    12 Responses to “Metallica”

    1. udupendra Says:
      October 28th, 2008 at 9:59 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1225231161 )

      Leyden Jar, and Ben Franklin

      		udupendra

    2. Rahulk Says:
      October 28th, 2008 at 10:57 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1225234656 )

      1) A “battery” of Leyden Jars derived from a “battery of cannons”

      2) Benjamin Franklin

      Directly quoting from Wikipedia

      The name “battery” was coined by Benjamin Franklin for an arrangement of multiple Leyden jars (an early type of capacitor) after a battery of cannons. Common usage has evolved to include a single electrical cell in the definition.


    3. Dinesh Says:
      October 28th, 2008 at 11:16 pm, GMT +0000 ( 1225235776 )

      1. Battery of Leyden Jars derived from battery of cannons.

      2. Benjamin Franklin.

      The name battery derived from above.


    4. Rc Says:
      October 29th, 2008 at 12:05 am, GMT +0000 ( 1225238729 )

      A “battery” of four Leyden jars, Museum Boerhaave, Leiden (1).
      Named by Benjamin Franklin(2) , derived from a “battery of cannon”.


    5. gammafunction Says:
      October 29th, 2008 at 12:17 am, GMT +0000 ( 1225239441 )

      1. is a Leyden Jar called a ‘Battery of Cannons’ by Benjamin Franklin (2.)

      		gammafunction

    6. Madan Says:
      October 29th, 2008 at 1:40 am, GMT +0000 ( 1225244420 )

      Benjamin Franklin


    7. alakh_niranjan Says:
      October 29th, 2008 at 5:59 am, GMT +0000 ( 1225259946 )

      1 is Leyden jar used to store capacitance,A \


    8. malcaluffin Says:
      October 29th, 2008 at 6:14 am, GMT +0000 ( 1225260867 )

      1.Leyden Jar
      2.Benjamin Franklin

      BenF calle the 4 Leyden Jars a “Battery of Leyden Jars” deriving it from the phrase “battery of cannon”


    9. shenoyvarun86 Says:
      October 29th, 2008 at 7:13 am, GMT +0000 ( 1225264408 )

      1)A leiden jar…. fig shows a series of Leiden jars collectively termed as a battery
      2)Benjamin Franklin

      		shenoyvarun86

    10. Ajay Parasuram Says:
      October 29th, 2008 at 8:30 am, GMT +0000 ( 1225269011 )

      Leyden Jar named by Ben Franklin


    11. udupendra Says:
      October 29th, 2008 at 9:41 am, GMT +0000 ( 1225273277 )

      Ok, 4 Leyden Jars making a battery, actually.

      		udupendra

    12. Ananth Says:
      October 29th, 2008 at 11:45 am, GMT +0000 ( 1225280705 )

      2 is benjamin franklin. Not sure abt 1. Bulkhead?


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