Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site teneron.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!reed!nsc-pdc!teneron!shanks From: shanks@teneron.UUCP (Dave Shanks) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers,net.tv Subject: Re: Inconsistency in "The Fantastic Voyage"??? Message-ID: <201@teneron.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 12:36:58 EDT Article-I.D.: teneron.201 Posted: Tue Aug 20 12:36:58 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 03:42:59 EDT References: <2063@sunybcs.UUCP> <395@baylor.UUCP> <327@looking.UUCP> Reply-To: shanks@teneron.UUCP (Dave Shanks) Organization: Teneron Corp., Beaverton, OR Lines: 16 Xref: watmath net.sf-lovers:9674 net.tv:3177 Summary: In article <327@looking.UUCP> brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) writes: >The miniturization is done as a two stage process. First the sub is shrunk, >and then it's put in a 50 gallon syringe which is further shrunk. When >that expands, boy is the patient going to need to go to the bathroom like you >wouldn't believe! This could be solved by starting out with a real syringe of saline solution and expanding it to 50 gallons before putting the sub in. As I recall (from the book) the miniturizer could work in either direction. -- Dave Shanks ..!tektronix!reed!teneron!shanks Teneron Corp. 6700 SW 105th Suite 200 Beaverton, OR 97005 (503) 646-1599