Newsgroups: rec.arts.int-fiction
Subject: Re: [Inform] Time Travel
From: uknowit@idunno.org (T Raymond)
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Andrew Plotkin <erkyrath@eblong.com> wrote in
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> Here, T Raymond <uknowit@idunno.org> wrote:
>> Neil Cerutti <cerutti@trans-video.net> wrote in
>> news:amg02t$5i2ce$2@ID-60390.news.dfncis.de:
>
>>> Would singing: "The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas," be
>>> enough of a deterent? Learning physics seems hard.
>
>> While it is a giant nuclear furnace, I'm not sure that the tune
>> would subdue anyone as would a conversation on physics in
>> general.
>
>> Of course, more little tunes like that and the average Joe, or
>> Tom, might happen to pick up a few bits about physics and other
>> sundry topics. Might not be a bad thing. :)
>
> There *were* more tunes like that -- fourteen others on the
> "Space Songs" album, and five other albums covering energy,
> biology, weather, etc, etc.
>
> Made a great impression on me, when I was a kid. Sadly, except
> for the one TMBG covered, they're out of print.

I see. Terrible shame I missed that. I could have used the help in
science. This is beginning to remind me of the whole schoolhouse rock
thing. Discussions around here have an odd way of becomming circular.
:)

Tom
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