Hitchhiker's Guide and Other Physics Exams
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» lbondx - Food for Thought
This message was left in my snail mail:"Dear Professor Physics,
I just read the assignment. I haven't been to the movie yet but I hope to go next week. Anyway, for now I thought maybe we could add a new law that would let us eat all the food we want without getting fat. I think it's not fair that we can't just eat whatever we want and that we can get sick from stuff. What do you think?
Smarty Marty
P.S. Do I get an A?
-- posted by lbondx
» lbondx - Food for Thought
I'll tell you what, Marty. If you can figure out a way that I can eat whatever I want without getting fat, I'll buy you dinner! I think you could benefit from taking a course in body chemistry, though, since the real problem with your idea is where to get your energy from if your body is not metabolizing fat, or perhaps how to keep yourself from exploding from all the energy being created as your body tries to completely metabolize all the fat in your food.Thanks for trying though.
Professor Physics
P.S. I'll think about the grade...
-- posted by lbondx
» lbondx - Another Bright Idea
Dear Professor Physics:I think we should suspend gravity. I'm tired and I think it's gravity's fault. If it were not for gravity, I wouldn't be so heavy... then I wouldn't get so tired carrying all my weight!
To keep us on the ground, we could have sticky shoes that would cling to things. Kind of like velcro strips... I haven't figured out how to keep everything else "grounded," but I'm working on it.
Fancy Schmancy
P.S. I'm not worried about a grade... I don't think I even attend your school, do I?
-- posted by lbondx
» lbondx - Another Bright Idea
Hi, Fancy!Say, we seem to have a theme going here. What's with all the concern about weight, anyway? Maybe we need to think about getting away from the computer once in a while and getting a little exercise? How 'bout it?
As to your idea, I like the bit about the velcro strips for your shoes, but what about when you're sleeping at night? Are you going to stick yourself to your bed? Otherwise, you'll wake up on the ceiling in the morning and may not be able to get down! (God help you if you were sleeping outdoors... :-)
Let me know if you work out the details...
Professor Physics
P.S. If you're not in my class, where did you hear about the assignment?
-- posted by lbondx
» lbondx - Invisibility
Hey, Professor!I think it would be great if we could, like, go invisible whenever we want. That way, when I need to disappear (like if my girlfriend's coming and I don't want to see her) I can just go poof - kinda like in Harry Potter. Watta ya say, Professor? Like my idea?
Sonny Crewcut
-- posted by lbondx
» lbondx - Invisibility
Hey, Sonny - where'd you go???(Just a little joke, Sonny - ha! ha!)
Well, I'm not sure how your girlfriend problems relate to physics, but you didn't really discuss why you thought it did. I'm afraid I can't give you a very good grade for that one unless you develop it a little further. Okay?
Hope to hear from you again soon!
Prof. Physics
-- posted by lbondx
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