From Lara Beaton:
Some people are like Slinkies - They serve no useful purpose, but they do give you a smile when you push them down a flight of stairs.
(Of course, anybody in physics education would probably quibble with the statement that Slinkies are useless, but I'm willing to overlook that for a well-turned phrase...)
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