Well it wouldn't PREVENT him falling but it would ensure that he didn't fall very far in the time taken to travel over an open manhole...
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Jones > Sent: 09 March 2007 19:25 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [canals-list] Risk Assessment twaddle > > > 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... ;-) >
