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-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Buell <alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk>
To: Simon Kenyon <simon@koala.ie>
Cc: Alex Buell <alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk>;
linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
Date: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: IDE freeze for seconds


>On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Simon Kenyon wrote:
>
>> On 02-Dec-98 Alex Buell wrote:
>> > Spinning down the planet will kill all life.
>>
>> i know i really shouldn't...
>> why would it kill all life?
>
>What is the first thing that ceases when you spin down a planet? That's
>right, gravity. Everything not tied down would just fly out into space,
>and that includes the atmosphere. Simple.
>

??????????????????? It might be time to revisit those physics textbooks,
last I heard gravity resulted from the mass of an object, not its rotation.

>Cheers,
>Alex.
>
>---
> /\_/\ Legalise cannabis now!
>( o.o ) Grow some cannabis today!
> > ^ < Peace, Love, Unity and Respect to all.
>
>Check out http://www.tahallah.demon.co.uk
>Linux lo-pc3035a 2.1.130 #10 Mon Nov 30 10:49:50 EST 1998
>One Intel Pentium 166MHz processor, 66.36 total bogomips, 16M RAM
>System library 5.4.44
>
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