"Stephen" <mcavoys_AT_aolDOT.com> schreef in bericht 
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> But an Hourglass is a mystical object and the sand is dragged along by the
> passing of time.
> I thought that everyone knew that :)
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 Ah! We have a nice conundrum here, maybe with a bit of casuistry... :-)
... for, maybe, time is dragged along by the flow of the sand through the 
Hourglass!

Now, my solution would be to mount the hourglass in a rotating contraption 
to allow the sand to flow. And don't forget that:
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

Gyre and gimble are the keywords here to build such a contraption as I have 
in mind. Remember also the learned and comprehensive explanation of the 
above by Humpty Dumpty. And finally, look at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimsy_were_the_Borogoves which tells of a 
haunting short story.


Thomas

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