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Larry Jaques
 
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Default More Physics pedantry

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 18:29:00 GMT, "Agki Strodon"
calmly ranted:

Quite so! Now for the biggest question in physics - one that Feynman and
the physics faculty at Cal Tech could not answer- why does a stick of
spaghetti almost always break into three or more pieces when you bend it by
the ends?


I'm sure he knew that it was the harmonic vibrations of the
first 'snap' which multiplied in the pieces and facilitated
further breaks. /swag


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