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To: Diamond
Sounds like the guest of honor was a very lucky man to have such friends. Personally, I don't worry too much about finding people to carry me out - I told my wife that I wish to be stuffed and mounted by a taxidermist upon my departure. She has provisionally agreed, provided that I can be put in a "natural pose", which I believe she described as "sitting on the couch and holding the remote" ;)

Regarding the last picture, I'm sure I don't have to tell you that labels like "bushing" and such are functional descriptions inserted by artists and scientists, and may or may not bear any relation to the things we think of as "bushings". So I won't bring it up.

For the next image, consider the following at your convenience:

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327 posted on 03/13/2003 11:15:52 PM PST by general_re (Non serviam.)
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To: general_re
I told my wife that I wish to be stuffed and mounted by a taxidermist upon my departure. She has provisionally agreed, provided that I can be put in a "natural pose", which I believe she described as "sitting on the couch and holding the remote" ;)

hehehe. You know, that's an idea I hadn't considered. That's probably my natural pose at home, too. Just as long as they don't mount my head on the wall....

Regarding bushings, I do understand that the labels applied to the object are attempts to describe real functions and interactions of its various parts, and that molecular machines really don't come with actual labels attached.:^)

Contemplating your next pic.

Cordially,

333 posted on 03/14/2003 7:39:11 AM PST by Diamond
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To: general_re
May I ask the highly esteemed Nebullis for a description of the process being depicted here?

Cordially,

341 posted on 03/14/2003 10:19:05 AM PST by Diamond
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To: general_re
slow weekend placemarker
358 posted on 03/16/2003 8:51:48 AM PST by js1138
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To: general_re
The presence of ATP alone, just one of the components in the diagram, would convince me of the design of the object. It is an enormously intricate macromolecule nanomachine that in manufacturing terms would be comparable to a level of organization of a research microscope or a t.v. set.

Design.

Cordially,

365 posted on 03/17/2003 12:39:09 PM PST by Diamond
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