Quoting "R. William Gosper" <rwg@tc.spnet.com>:
[...] found it highly plausible, rather than hilarious, when a cinematic murderous snowman explained his makeup as "genetically altered water".
I, too, find it hilarious. The script writer was either an idiot or a wonderfully inspired genius. Sounds to me like it could be a great education for kids to spot bloopers in movies, tv, or even (gasp) the news of the day.
How big is a cell, an atom, the moon? Would the moon's orbit fit inside the Sun? [...]
This list leaves me pretty frazzled. It has a lot of "Fermi" style questions; things which would go nicely on a physics or astronomy qualifying exam. Little by little, in their place, they amount to a lot of cross-checking which can broaden one's awareness of the world. But in one dose? ... please ... spare me. Some things I would like to know: Was Alexander's "conquest" of the world a leisurely stroll, of did he have to work at it? Is Iraq bigger than California? How long did a sea voyage from Rome to Alexandria take? Is it really true that nobody knows how big a cubit was? - hvm ------------------------------------------------- Obtén tu correo en www.correo.unam.mx UNAMonos Comunicándonos