At 08:13 PM 10/8/98 -0700, Steve Laifman wrote:
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>Bob Palmer wrote:
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>> ...........................................................Consider this;
>> suppose we take just a short block and lubricate it with a zero viscosity,
>> zero friction, super-lubricant. Now, start the whole crank assembly
>> spinning. Without friction, it will just continue to spin; pistons going up
>> and down, up and down, up and down, ----------
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>> Having (probably not) the last word in San Diego,
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>> Bob
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>Hey, Bob
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>Last word?
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>Sure you can have the last word,
>------as long as it's the source for that Super Frictionless Snake Oil.
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>Now that's worth having.
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OK, OK, it's called liquid helium and you can find it in all the best
physics labs.
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>I'll cover your astringent remarks about the "Scientists" and the
"Engineers".
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Hey, don't get me wrong Steve. Some of my best friends are engineers. I
just hope Hayley doesn't grow up and marry one.
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>Sure, the "Scientists" are great at finding abstract ideas without any need
>for a utility.
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Name me just one great idea that didn't have a utility
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>"Engineers" take these pristine thoughts, reduce them to usable concepts, and
>make things
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Sure never been accused of having "pristine thoughts" before.
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>that have some practical application to life. Like saran wrap and licorice
>whips (at least 4 things you can do with those).
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You've got me there; I can only think of three. Shall we compare notes??
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>Steve
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Bob
Robert L. Palmer
Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego
rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu
rpalmer@cts.com
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