> > Here's a trivial EE question which i stumbled upon. how do
> i calculate
> > the effective resistance between pt A and B?
>
>
> Its actually a "trick" question. Method of solution has been
> pointed out by several people. The general solution (for
> randomly selected resistor values) can be solved as suggested
> by others.

A related 'trick' question: take a wire cube, each wire has a resistance
of 1 ohm. Put a 1 Volt battery on the two diagonally opposite points on
one side. How much current does the battery supply? The trick is of
course that some wires carry zero current.

Wouter

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