Great - and I have number three coming home in a few months... lucky me. ;) (Of course, I'm still waiting for our lovely INS to prove that I'm not one of those terrorists who like to adopt children... you know... I'm sure everyone has heard the stories of the international criminals who like to adopt children.... right?)
-rc > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Churvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 2:13 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: I am Breeding > > > > Just so you know, the amount of work is not > NumOfChildren*X, it's more > > like NumofChildren ^ X. > > Come to think of it, the ACHL (Aggregate Child Handling Load) > calculation is quite similar to that of particle count and > particle proximity versus critical mass in a nuclear reaction. > > As you linearly increase the number of children, their > "critical mass" increases at an exponential rate that is > itself exponentially accelerating. > > Also, the smaller the space in which N children live, the > greater the chance of a reaction (hence the "Go outside and > play!" safety switch). As children leave for college (or > "spin out"), the chance of a reaction decreases. > > This explains all the mushroom clouds... > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
