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Song Parodies -> "The Law Is Ohm's"
Original Song Title:
"I Walk the Line"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Johnny Cash
Parody Song Title:
"The Law Is Ohm's"
Parody Written by:
Joseph A. Rhodes
The Lyrics
Only the first part of the song is actually about Ohm's Law, and the simple version of the law applies only to linear components--not, for example, to semiconductors. I kept thinking, and happily (or sadly, depending on your opinion(s)), the parody lyrics kept coming.
Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Voltage equals current times resistance,
And we shall ignore complex impedance,
And I should say that linear's the dance.
Let it be known: the law is Ohm's.
Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Power equals the voltage times current;
Sell it high, and you might pay the rent,
And have some cash left with which to buy food,
But as you do, do not be rude.
Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
I need power and I need it now.
I'm not concerned with where it's from or how.
Give me what I want, and then to you I'll bow.
I need the power at least an hour.
Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
It's true that voltage is a friend of mine,
And that with current we both spend some time
And when we get together, there is power.
I'd like to think, "At least an hour."
Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Voltage equals current times resistance,
And we shall ignore complex impedance,
And I should say that linear's the dance.
Let it be known: the law is Ohm's.
Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
Power equals the voltage times current;
Sell it high, and you might pay the rent,
And have some cash left with which to buy food,
But as you do, do not be rude.
Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
I need power and I need it now.
I'm not concerned with where it's from or how.
Give me what I want, and then to you I'll bow.
I need the power at least an hour.
Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
It's true that voltage is a friend of mine,
And that with current we both spend some time
And when we get together, there is power.
I'd like to think, "At least an hour."
Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
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Ohm my god....resistance is futile (for at least an hour anyway)
I, too, have heard that resistance is futile, but I wonder whether the Borg get out a thesaurus when capacitance or inductance comes up in conversation.
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