I figured it was like every physics teacher I had in college "Ok, for the sake of arguemtn, assume there is no friction or resistance to impede motion..." or "Now, for the purposes of this equation, this velocity can be rounded to the nearest 10" or the like. Maybe wrong, but I took it in stride.
- Jim Ray Champagne wrote: >That was the part of the joke that I also got hung up on. Figured it >was just thrown in there, hoping no one would catch it. > >Charlie Griefer wrote: > > >>ok, i get the punchline (and it's amusing)... >> >>....but how can the physicist consider a finite piece of fencing to be >>infinite in length? >> >>On 7/7/05, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>>A farmer asks an engineer, a physicist, and a mathematician to build him >>>the largest possible pen out of a fixed amount of fencing. >>> >>>Without giving it a second thought, the engineer builds the farmer a >>>large, circular pen. >>> >>>After a moment's consideration, the physicist builds a long straight >>>piece of fence, and says, "We can consider the length of the fence to be >>>infinite," pointing out that fencing off half the globe would be a more >>>efficient solution. >>> >>>The mathematician laughs gently at both of them, builds a tiny pen >>>around himself, and says "I declare myself to be on the outside." >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163432 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
