Re: [expert] Penguin removal - OT!

[Charles Curley]

On Wed, Mar 15, 2000 at 10:00:14AM -0600, Bug Hunter wrote:
-> 
->   Years ago, a Chicago firm (Data something?) that leased out computer
-> time had a bunch of those chain printers on their second story floor.
-> Those things weight a significant fraction of a ton.
-> 
->   One night, the printer hammers got in rythm by accident.  A lot of jobs
-> were being printed.  The natural frequency of the building was met, and
-> they started dancing across the floor.  By the time the jobs were stopped,
-> or all the cables ripped, the printers had ended up in the corner of the
-> building.  I understand some cracks appeared in brickwork.


Ah, reminds me of the Concerto for Line Printer and Orchestra, by Franz
Liszt.

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