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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Central America)
Wed Nov 15 03:55:16 1995
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 03:54:35 -0500
From: Central America <root@charon.MIT.EDU>
To: ca-mtg@charon.MIT.EDU
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cfields (Craig Fields):
Q: Why can't you divide by zero?
A: I can and often do divide by zero, but only after I've made the
necessary preparations. First of all, I fast for forty-eight hours,
consuming during that time only mildly flouridated water. Next I don
my special Mylar/Teflon division-by-zero suit. Then I put on a
digitally recorded compact disc of Gregorian chants and begin with
dividing very small numbers by other very small numbers. As the
numbers get smaller, the sparks begin to fly. If all goes well, I take
a deep breath and divide a very small number by zero. There's a flash
of light, a muffled roar, and when I come to, the lab is filled with
smoke and the scent of burning Mylar. So you see, you can divide by
zero if you really want to. But chances are you just don't want to
badly enough.
The Official Dr. Science Big Book of Science (Simplified)
Dr. Science (with Rodney)
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starflt (Derrick Kong):
HMMM, IT'S NOT WORKING
In FGU's Space Opera, a character who has died can be injected with
"TKM," a drug that stops cell decomposition -- but the drug reaches the
whole body via circulation, a function that stops at the moment of
death.
from Murphy's Rules
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