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From: snozer@gorn.santa-cruz.ca.us (dan jasper jalkut)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Resistor Color code sayings
Keywords: mnemonic rainbow colors
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Date: 24 Oct 89 04:21:33 GMT
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In article <23323@cup.portal.com> ISW@cup.portal.com (Isaac S Wingfield) writes:
>The mnemonic I learned for that was: Roy G. Biv.


Just the other day my little 5 year old brother was doing a worksheet for school...  and I noticed that mnemonic was used, I never was able to remember because I was never taught a mnemonic.  At least knowing the colors of the rainbows isn't a 9th grade requirement.



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