Re: Scales again (froth, gibber!)

----- Original Message -----
From: Glenn M Wilson <triphibious@juno.com>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2001 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: Scales again (froth, gibber!)
SNIP
> Student:  But, but, but... if you mix "54mm" with [quote mark] 5' 8"
> [quote mark] in "1/32nd" scale don't you risk the formula exploding?
>
> Teacher:  "Normally yes, Bobby, but this is just a cartoon..."
>
> "Besides, we adjust the ether  acidity, as shown on this astral litmus
> paper, by diving the whole thing by the square root of Pi squared. 
And
> we take it to the Unique Power mathematically.  And as we all know,
the
> Unique power is the third root of the Speed of Light.  This is a very
> powerful element of secret formula of Captain Midnight."
>
> "Children, do not attempt this at home."

Good one!

I've read that a 1930s RN cadet being taught trigonometry asked, "But
WHY is
Pi 22/7 ?" and was told, "It is not for us to question the wisdom of the
Admiralty..."!

Rob Paul