From kallisti@VNET.IBM.COM Thu Dec 22 13:08:34 1994 Received: from VNET.IBM.COM (vnet.ibm.com [199.171.26.4]) by news.cis.ohio-state.edu (8.6.8.1/8.6.4) with SMTP id NAA08122 for ; Thu, 22 Dec 1994 13:08:24 -0500 Received: from RHQVM09 by VNET.IBM.COM (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 6111; Thu, 22 Dec 94 13:08:09 EST X-Mailer: IPERNOTE 5.00m Message-ID: <1994Dec22.130730.20691@vnet.ibm.com> Date: Thu, 22 Dec 94 13:07:30 EST From: "Jen Beaven (716) 723-4496" To: moof@fortech.com, sdsmith@aol.com, Frank , "Chen, David Y. 451-4234" Subject: Scientific Truth in Labeling Status: RO Scientific Truth in Product Warning Labels by Susan Hewitt and Edward Subitzky (Stolen Without Permission from Journal of anillegiblycopiedtitle) WARNING: This product warps space and time in its vicinity. WARNING: This product attracts every other piece of matter in the Universe, including the products of other manufacturers, with a force proportional to the product of the masses and inversely proportional to the distance between them. CAUTION: The mass of this product contains the energy equivalent of 85 million tons of TNT per net ounce of weight. HEALTH WARNING: Care should be taken when lifting this product, since its mass, and thus its weight, is dependent on its velocity relative to the user. ADVISORY: There is an extremely small but nonzero chance that, through a process known as "tunneling," this product may spontaneously disappear from its present location and reappear at any random place in the universe, including your neighbor's domicile. The manufacturer will not be responsible for any damages or inconvenience that may result. COMPONENT EQUIVALENCY NOTICE: The subatomic particles (electrons, protons, etc.) comprising this product are exactly the same in every measurable respect as those used in the products of other manufacturers, and no claim to the contrary may legitimately be expressed or implied. CONSUMER NOTICE: Because of the "Uncertainty Principle," it is impossible for the consumer to find out at the same time both precisely where this product is and how fast it is moving. NOTE: The most fundamental particles in this product are held together by a "gluing" force about which little is currently known and whose adhesive power cannot therefore be permanently guaranteed. ATTENTION: Despite any other listing of product contents found hereon, the consumer is advised that, in actuality, this produce consists of 99.999999999999% empty space. HANDLE WITH EXTREME CARE: This product contains minute electrically charged particles moving at velocities in excess of five hundred million miles her hour. READ THIS BEFORE OPENING PACKAGE: According to certain suggested versions of a grand unified theory, the primary particles constituting this product may decay to nothingness within the next four hundred million years. PUBLIC NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY LAW: Any use of this product, in any manner whatsoever, will increase the amount of disorder in the universe. Although no liability is implied herein, the consumer is warned that this process will ultimately lead to the heat death of the universe. NEW GRAND UNIFIED THEORY DISCLAIMER: The manufacturer may technically be entitled to claim that this product is ten-dimensional legal rights above and beyond those applicable to three-dimensional objects, since the seven new dimensions are "rolled up" into such a small area that they cannot be detected. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PURCHASERS: The entire physical universe, including this product, may one day collapse back into an infinitesimally small space. Should another universe subsequently re-emerge, the existence of this product in that universe cannot be guaranteed. PLEASE NOTE: Some quantum physics theories suggest that when the consumer is not directly observing this product, it may cease to exist or will exist only in a vague and undetermined state. THIS IS A 100% MATTER PRODUCT: In the unlikely event that this merchandise should contact antimatter in any form, a catastrophic explosion will result. /jen -------------------------------------------------------------- Jen Beaven kallisti@vnet.ibm.com (716) 723-4496 ISSC SC-R CST 1630 Long Pond Rd. Rm 2A28 Rochester NY 14626 --------------------------------------------------------------