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[Igor Pechtchanski]

On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, Dave Korn wrote:

> ----Original Message----
> >From: Igor Pechtchanski
> >Sent: 13 June 2005 18:06
>
> > On Mon, 13 Jun 2005, Dave Korn wrote:
> >
> >> Just in terms of gravitational potential energy, you're getting a lot
> >> more value-for-money from each kilogram of hippo if it's falling off the
> >> top of a tower block than if it's just been pushed off the edge of a
> >> coffee-table!
> >
> > You have a coffee table that can hold a hippo?! :-)
> > 	Igor
>
>   No, I have a coffee table that _can't_ hold a hippo.  That's why the
> hippo is in free-fall from a not-very-great-height!

Well, then, there'd be hardly any need to *push* the hippo off the edge,
would there?
	Igor
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