Electron Band Structure in Germanium: A Hilarious Failure
2025-04-01
An undergraduate student's attempt to study the exponential relationship between resistivity and temperature in germanium turned into a comedy of errors. Broken equipment, soldering difficulties, a leaky liquid nitrogen thermos, and ultimately, chaotic data, led to profound frustration. He resorted to curve-fitting to force an exponential relationship, blaming the outcome on faulty equipment and methodology. The conclusion? Physics was a massive mistake; computer science is the only way to go.
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