WORD PROMPTS|DRABBLE
Light Up Your Life
February 22’s random word was— Calculate
Drabbles are short, only 100 words. If you stay on the page for 30 seconds or more, the story will be counted as read. If you feel the urge to highlight, clap, or comment, the more, the merrier!
Professor I. Queue stood in front of his new group of students and sighed with resignation. Another crop of dim bulbs. Not an LED in the bunch.
“Page 25 shows a room plan with all the electrical outlets. Determine the number of fixtures and output of each required for a laboratory.”
Blank stares.
“What do you mean, sir?”
“Enumerate the requirements.”
More blank stares.
“Figure out the answer.”
Silence.
“I don’t understand what you expect.”
“Edison must be rolling over in his grave! Calculate the requirements!”
“Why didn’t you say?” grumbled the student. The room started to glow with energy.
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