Theories...

The Loony Bin ( loonies@bloodaxe.demon.co.uk )
Thu, 24 Oct 1996 18:33:53 +0100


Hiya All...

This one's from Guy...I think we've all seen longer variations on the
first one, but others are new...

Wishes & Dreams...

- ANDREA
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(from New Scientist)
The winning entry in Omni magazine's "Theories" contest:

When a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet, and when toast is 
dropped, it always lands with the buttered side face down.  I propose to 
strap buttered toast to the back of a cat; the two will hover, spinning 
inches above the ground. With a giant buttered cat array, a high-speed  
monorail could easily link New York with Chicago. 

Other entries:

If an infinite number of rednecks riding in an infinite number of pickup 
trucks fire an infinite number of shotgun rounds at an infinite number
of highway signs, they will eventually produce all the world's great
literary works in Braille.

Why yawning is contagious.  You yawn to equalise the pressure on your 
eardrums..  This pressure change outside your eardrums unbalances other 
people's ear pressures, so they must yawn to even it out.

The Earth may spin faster on its axis due to deforestation.  Just as a 
figure skater's rate of spin increases when the arms are brought in
close to the body, the cutting of tall trees may cause our planet to
spin dangerously fast.