I found this on Pharyngula when I was trying to catch up with my (too many) news feeds, so I apologize if it's late and you've already seen it: [caption id="attachment_650" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Electricity, how *does* it work?"] [/caption] This is a scanned page from a "science" textbook published by Bob Jones University. I'm assuming it's for the homeschool crowd. Is this really what people are teaching their children? It makes me weep for the future of humanity. I love the first part, "Electricity is a mystery. No one has ever observed it or heard it or felt it." I have an experiment for anyone who believes this (18 and over, please): Go into your kitchen drawer, take out two knives. Find an electrical socket. Stick one knife into each slot. Now come back and tell me you can't feel electricity. Seriously. I'll wait.

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