22:18 - I was in my 8th standard when I got a question in my chemistry quarterly (or half yearly) exam. The question was:
"Is Chlorine a Metal or Non Metal ?"
I knew the answer and I wrote it. I wrote "YES"!
Of course it was going to be some thing between metal or a non metal. Hence 'Yes' is the most correct answer. But the teacher expected "non metal" specifically. I realised it a little too late while coming out of the examination hall through the gate after submitting the papers and seeing how much is likely to be correct.
I was lucky my teacher did not publicly tell what answer I had written.(4 mins)
"Is Chlorine a Metal or Non Metal ?"
I knew the answer and I wrote it. I wrote "YES"!
Of course it was going to be some thing between metal or a non metal. Hence 'Yes' is the most correct answer. But the teacher expected "non metal" specifically. I realised it a little too late while coming out of the examination hall through the gate after submitting the papers and seeing how much is likely to be correct.
I was lucky my teacher did not publicly tell what answer I had written.(4 mins)
