# Things we do not know

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-do-not-know/144370>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 22, 2002, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-do-not-know/144370 "2002-12-22T11:38:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![iwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@iwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iwire)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2002, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-do-not-know/144370/1 "2002-12-22T11:38:33Z")

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How long is a short circuit?

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2002, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-do-not-know/144370/2 "2002-12-22T11:45:01Z")

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Is this meant to be part of [this thread?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=150644&highlight=Things)