David Cragg wrote: > Did you mention manholes? Now we are in the world of relativity > which asks that (and forgive the non-PC) ... If someone leaves a > manhole cover off and a fat man running at near the speed of light > passes over the hole would his reduction in size due to relativistic > effects cause him to fall down the hole. The 'fat man problem' worked > for me at college as just a mention and our tutor would talk of > nothing else leaving us students nod off. > > I am fat so I can say the F word!...David Cragg
Surely if he is going so fast then the momentum will prevent him falling anyway... ;-) Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
