A Treatise on the Importance of Smoke
by Joseph Lucas

All electrical components and wiring harnesses depend on proper circuit functioning, which is the transmission of charged ions by retention of the visible spectral manifestation known as "smoke". Smoke is the thing that makes electrical circuits work. Don't be fooled by scientists and engineers talking about excited electrons and the like. Smoke is the key to all things electrical.

We know this to be true because every time one lets the smoke out of an electrical circuit, it stops working. This can be verified repeatedly through empirical testing. For example, if one places a large copper bar across the terminals of a battery, prodigious quantities of smoke are liberated and the battery shortly ceases to function. In addition, if one observes smoke escaping from an electrical component such as a Lucas voltage regulator, it will also be observed that the component no longer functions.

The logic is elementary and inescapable! The function of the wiring harness is to conduct the smoke from one device to another. When the wiring harness springs a leak and lets all the smoke out of the system, nothing works right afterward.
Starter motors were considered unsuitable for British motorcycles for some time largely because they regularly released large quantities of smoke from the electrical system.

It has been reported that Lucas electrical components are possibly more prone to electrical leakage than their Bosch, Japanese or American counterparts. Experts point out that this is because Lucas is British, and all things British leak. British engines leak oil, British shock absorbers, hydraulic forks, and disc brake systems leak fluid, British tyres leak air and British Intelligence leaks national defence secrets.

Therefore, it follows that British electrical systems must leak smoke. Once again, the logic is clear and inescapable.
Sometimes you may miss the component releasing the smoke that makes your electrical system function correctly, but if you sniff around you can often find the faulty component by the undeniable and telltale smoke smell. Sometimes this is a better indicator than standard electrical tests performed with a volt-ohm meter.

In conclusion, the basic concept of transmission of electrical energy in the form of smoke provides a clear and logical explanation of the mysteries of electrical components and why they fail.

"A gentleman does not motor about after dark." - Joseph Lucas, 1842-1903

Ihavenofingerprints wrote:Is there anything out there on the web currently, as in guides to thinking critically? I need a starting point, in about 5 weeks time i will be done with exams and will have plenty of time to start learning new things.

Paul G wrote:Is this going to take the form of an actual printed book or a dowloadable e-book, or both perhaps?

Calilasseia wrote:One subject that I would consider to be of fundamental importance in any such book, is a thorough exposition of the worthlessness of doctrine centred world views full stop, and why doctrine centred world views are not only ultimately useless, but pernicious. I've written enough on this subject to form an entire chapter. Which I can reprise here if needed.

Calilasseia wrote:One subject that I would consider to be of fundamental importance in any such book, is a thorough exposition of the worthlessness of doctrine centred world views full stop, and why doctrine centred world views are not only ultimately useless, but pernicious. I've written enough on this subject to form an entire chapter. Which I can reprise here if needed.

twistor59 wrote:A few gullibility categories that come to mind:

Health related woo

Creation related woo

Martial arts woo

Quantum Mechanics woo

Mind/body/spirit woo

NLP

Old wives tales/urban legends

Evolution related woo

Statistical woo

Millenium/End of the World woo

Ghostie woo (sorry Jerome !)

Climate change woo

Superstition

Intuition (when it tells you the wrong things)

Scaremongering

Bandwagons

Denialism