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| Gravity Claims Another Victim as Graduate Dies Trying to Climb MIT Dome |
| 2017-05-01 |
| [Breitbart] A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate died while attempting to climb the university’s 150 foot-high dome. Nicholas Paggi, 24, died after he slipped and fell while trying to climb MIT’s roof near the dome, CBS Boston reported. His mother, Helga Paggi, said her son climbed the dome as part of a prank. Paggi was working as a software engineer and had graduated in 2015 with "degrees in computer science & engineering and physics," MIT’s student newspaper the Tech reports. "He was one of the greatest computer programmers I’ve worked with," Dr. Rich Fletcher said. "He was a great mentor to all students, it’s such a loss to all of us." "Paggi had been involved with MIT’s D-Lab, which prototypes technologies to alleviate poverty," and remained involved with the project as a consultant after graduation. Fletcher also said Paggi was known for his sense of humor. The university president also acknowledged the former student’s death. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 d^2l/dt^2 = change of velocity, or acceleration d^3l/dt^2 = change of acceleration or the Jerk |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-05-01 17:43 |
| #11 dl/dt^3 = change of acceleration or the Jerk PIMF |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-05-01 17:35 |
| #10 L = Distance dL/dT = velocity dl/dt^2 = change of velocity, or acceleration dl/dt^2 = change of acceleration or the Jerk It's the jerk what kills ya. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-05-01 17:34 |
| #9 "had graduated in 2015 with "degrees in computer science & engineering and physics,"" I think MIT needs to tighten its requirements for a physics degree. Especially the part about gravity. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2017-05-01 13:44 |
| #8 Did he forget his physics course or did he believe in quantum gravity's indeterminacy? Charles Darwin to the white courtesy phone. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2017-05-01 13:40 |
| #7 Sweet incense, burnt offerings: Aromas That draw us from domus to comas. The oculus mundi Winks down at Al Bundy Declaring, "Dude, hold my diplomas!" |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2017-05-01 11:31 |
| #6 "Here. Hold mah beer" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-05-01 08:51 |
| #5 As has been frequently stated; "It's not the long fall, it's the sudden stop at the end." |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-05-01 08:07 |
| #4 I got thrown out of the on-campus pub there in 1992. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2017-05-01 07:38 |
| #3 I was always told you had to be smart to go to school there... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-05-01 07:29 |
| #2 But gravity doesn't exist, just ask your friendly neighberhood Flat Earther. And no, I'm not. |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2017-05-01 06:07 |
| #1 So, smart can be stupid too. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-05-01 05:44 |