Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site topaz.RUTGERS.EDU Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!columbia!topaz!OSTROFF From: OSTROFF@RUTGERS.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: gravity (title request?) Message-ID: <3184@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Thu, 8-Aug-85 11:38:42 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.3184 Posted: Thu Aug 8 11:38:42 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 11-Aug-85 04:25:06 EDT Sender: daemon@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 17 From: OSTROFF@RUTGERS.ARPA Since the subject of gravity has recently been brought up (ugh) I remember reading a short story long ago about a truck driver (perhaps he had a scientist friend) who learned to control gravitons. He would overload his truck, and just out of range of the terminal dump all the gravitons so the load wieghed almost nothing and thus made the driving much faster, easier, and less wear on the truck. Shortly before reaching his destination, he would stop under a big concrete railroad bridge to grab some gravitons and up his cargo to approximately the correct weight. Among other problems - after a while he had removed so many gravitons from the bridge that it broke up and floated away. Anyone else remember this? Jack (OSTROFF@RUTGERS.ARPA) -------