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The Electronic Husband
March 1955 Popular Electronics

March 1955 Popular Electronics

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This is really clever. Appearing in the March 1955 edition of Popular Electronics magazine, "The Electronic Husband" article is one wife's attempt to quantify her husband's interest in all things electronic by adapting forms of Ohm's Law to fit observed behavior. In the process of writing the parody, Mrs. Jeanne DeGood demonstrates an impressive basic knowledge of Mr. DeGood's second passion (Mrs. DeGood being his first, presumably). After all the articles that Melanie has proof read for me, she knows a lot of these equations just as well, even if she doesn't know what they mean.

The Electronic Husband

The Electronic Husband, March 1955 Popular Electronics - RF CafeBy Jeanne DeGood

When a man becomes interested in electronics, he becomes so tied down to his work that his wife can't pull him away from his workbench. Such wives could use the lessons learned in electronics to good advantage.

The simplest form of electric circuit is a man with work to be done, and resistance connected to his terminals (see Fig. 1).

This circuit is broken or opened when a connection is removed at any point. The connection to be broken is usually at a point between the husband and his workbench, and the wife who desires her husband to work needs only to break this connection.

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A switch is a device that may be used to break such a connection. Its use is restricted largely to little boys, however, and it is seldom advisable in the case of husbands. It is therefore necessary to find a substitute for a switch, and in finding this substitute, wives may use Ohm's Law to good advantage:

Wife Resistance Formula - RF Cafe

This can be stated as follows: The work that I (me) want done is directly proportional to what E (he) wants to do, and inversely proportional to his R (resistance) to the work.

At this point, it is necessary to find units of measurement. Thus:

I = go to the grocery for me?

E = no!

R = ?

Therefore:

Husband Resistance Formula - RF Cafe

In order to find the value of the "no!" as it applies to the resistance, the equation may be transposed:

E (no!) =1 (go?) R (resistance)

The simplest method of completing the equation at this point would be to remove the R (resistance). This may be done easily when the resistance happens to be a soldering gun, a tube tester, or a voltmeter. However, since the resistance in this case happens to be a workbench, removing the resistance might be a bit difficult for a 110-pound housewife.

It is obvious, therefore, that power and energy are the needed elements, and that another equation is now needed:

P = EI

This can be stated: P (power) - the rate of doing work - is equal to E (amount of energy required for the job) multiplied by I (the amount of interest in the job).

In this equation, power is measured in muscles, energy in vitamins, and interest in facial expressions. And since facial expressions indicate no interest in going to the grocery store, the equation may now read:

P (power) = E (energy) I (interest)

                = E (energy) x 0

It is now necessary to find the efficiency of the husband's E (energy):

Efficiency Formula - RF Cafe

where: Eff. = amount of husband's useful energy

P0 = power outside

Pi = power inside

A quick glance shows us that P0 (power outside) may also be measured in muscles. Pi (power inside) must be measured in vitamins.

A quick glance shows that more Pi (power inside) must be supplied, so it is advisable at this point to add a piece of apple pie and a cup of coffee to the Pi. Thus:

Husband Efficiency Formula - RF Cafe

We have now arrived at the final equation:

W (work - getting it done) = P(patience) x T (time), for the husband has now finished the work he was doing and is now ready to go to the grocery willingly.

 

 

Posted September 21, 2021
(updated from original post on 1/30/2014)

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