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Re: et cetera

I suspect the title is really asking us to consider if there isn't a better
way to do this (at least sans the pollution). For example: Use solar or
wind generators to pump the water to the upper reservoir and then use the
falling water at night or in times of low wind.

OR:

Bartlett may just be reminding us of the 2nd law realities involved in this
story. (I don't think the implication is that the EPA doesn't understand
this. ;-)

Rick

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From: paul o johnson <pojhome@FLASH.NET>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 2:33 PM
Subject: et cetera


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As a regular reader of The Physics Teacher, I have scratched my head
over more than one of A.A. Bartlett's et cetera... columns. At first, I
wondered if the point of the pieces was to highlight physics mistakes
in publications or typos carrying double entendres a la The New Yorker,
but I have concluded that their intent to to publicize tidbits that may
be of interest to physicists. That said, I still don't understand about
half of them.

For example, the item on p. 373 of the recent September issue entitled
"Could It Be Designed Any Other Way?" Is there something strange or
humorous in this story that is going over my head?

Does anyone else have this problem? Perhaps some of you who enjoy
Brother Bartlett's column would explain the two or three entries each
month to the rest of us.

poj
Collin County College

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As a regular reader of The Physics Teacher, I have scratched my head over
more than one of A.A. Bartlett's <i>et cetera...</i> columns. At first,
I wondered if the point of the pieces was to highlight&nbsp; physics
mistakes
in publications or typos carrying double entendres a la The New Yorker,
but I have concluded that their intent to to publicize tidbits that may
be of interest to physicists. That said, I still don't understand about
half of them.
<p>For example, the item on p. 373 of the recent September issue entitled
"Could It Be Designed Any Other Way?" Is there something strange or
humorous
in this story that is going over my head?
<p>Does anyone else have this problem? Perhaps some of you who enjoy
Brother
Bartlett's column would explain the two or three entries each month to
the rest of us.
<p>poj
<br>Collin County College</html>

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