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  1. Newsgroups: sci.physics
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wupost!sdd.hp.com!hp-col!dag
  3. From: dag@col.hp.com (David Geiser)
  4. Subject: Re: How can you measure the following ?
  5. Sender: news@col.hp.com (Usenet News)
  6. Message-ID: <1992Nov19.202756.15537@col.hp.com>
  7. Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 20:27:56 GMT
  8. References: <1992Nov19.115552.16917@daimi.aau.dk>
  9. Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division
  10. Lines: 10
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  13. Measure the length of the building's shadow.
  14.  
  15. Measure the length of the tape measure's shadow when it has a 
  16. known vertical height.
  17.  
  18. Sell the barometer.  Buy a beer.  Perform the calculations.
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  20.  
  21.  To the cat, the experimenter is problematic.
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