In reply to RC Macaulay's message of Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:38:17 -0600: Hi Richard, [snip] >Howdy Robin, >Simple explanations of physics are never as simple as viewed. The rings, >like the favorite magic trick using loops, may actually each be shaped in >the figure 8 .. plus in "mobus" form. Cutting one would provide the optical >illusion of separating the remaining two, or even trickier, the mobus strip >type rings are not connected but " run" in a track. >When watching a " magic show", one must consider what is seen doesn't >necessarily mean you are seeing what is.
All the smoke and mirrors don't detract from the basic facts. What I said stands. The number 3 is a direct consequence of living in a 3 dimensional universe. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
