Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Dancing angels
From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 20:05:12 -0500
References: <ae.c7f4b4e.272f5983@aol.com>

At 04:22 PM 10/30/00 -0800, you wrote:
> ><Snip>
> >  The guys who complicate things are the BS artists if you ask me!
> >  mark rabiner >>
> >
> > Okay - so how many pixels can dance on the head of a pin?
> >
> > Joe Sobel
>
>What does that expression mean anyhew?
>"How many fairies are dancing on the head of a pin?" he asked Cottingley
>How did that expression come about?
>somebody was arguing with somebody.
>Was in Sir Arthur Canon Doyle? Harry Houdini? Albert Einstein? Sir Eastman 
>Kodak?
>
>Mark Rabiner Esq.
>
>It was angels!
>http://www.rbs0.com/baromete.htm


But if you really want to know:

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/scienceqa/archive/971111.html


Tina Manley, ASMP
http://www.tinamanley.com

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