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Originally posted by Overpaid Slacker
Nostatic's equations look like cartoon swearing after tryptophan and massive carbohydrate doses. As a practicing Atkins disciple, I went down like a darted elephant after two lbs of mashed potatoes and three helpings of mom's stuffing today.

You and me both, my friend. Say goodbye to at least five of the fifty pounds I've dropped on the dear doctor's esteemed diet. Of course, my dear ol' pop's WICKED gin martinis didn't help the cause any.

"Here's my question -- if you had a cube/box, the interior of which was made up of perfectly efficient mirrors, could you trap light inside? If you threw such a box into a dark room and the box shattered, would you get a blast of light when the trapped light escaped - like a light grenade? Useful as a vampire-hunting tool..."

There wouldn't be enough long-term "flash" to kill a vampire. It'd disable the beast, but that's about it. It'd live on...which isn't unfortunate, really.



"Oh -- and there is no dining cart."

No, but the luggage is well treated...