On Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:52:09 -0500, Bob Hughes wrote...
> | What I find intriguing is how a purely mechanical system (all components
> | rotate at the same speed relative to their parent object) can produce
> | motion which occasionally has an organic look to it.
> 
> Don't know if I'd call that organic... well tentacle-like in a way I suppose.
> Has the look of a bicycle or motorcycle chain.  Ever have one of those break?
> Kind of reminds me of that.

Well, since I was trained as a marine biologist, I tend to see organic 
aspects in lots of things.

Specifically, it reminded me of either a nematocyst discharging, or a 
tendril on a climbing plant coiling around a support.

And not ever having had a motorcycle, I think I can safely say that I've 
never had the dubious honour of a chain breaking on me :)

Bye for now,
     Jamie.

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