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From: wasser@viking.DEC (John A. Wasser)
Newsgroups: net.physics
Subject: More monkey business...
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Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 10:15:30 EST
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> The monkey, rope, pulley, weight system is inherently UNSTABLE

	I disagree.  When the monkey isn't pulling on the rope, everything
	comes to a stop.

> whether the monkey or the weight rises fastest is critically dependent 
> on initial conditions.

	The initial conditions were clearly stated:  Monkey and weight
	were at the same height and at rest.
 
> It is funny to watch so many people try to defend one of the many possible 
> outcomes as being the one true answer.

	Please describe how more than one outcome can arise from the
	specified initial conditions?

		-John A. Wasser

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