Re: way-OT: regularity of german v. english [was: Re: OT - Programming Languages w/o English Syntax]
On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 19:46, Tom wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 25, 2003 at 01:23:13AM +0200, David Jardine wrote:
> > Of course I know it's a fork. It's my paramater and I know what I'm
> > passing. I wouldn't have called it "fork" otherwise.
>
> For the purpose of the discussion, I'll grant you the point.
>
> But, clearly a (normal) fork is either red or not red and cannot change
> colors. (Modern chemistry aside :-)
Apply enough energy to it, and, presuming it's made of metal or
ceramics, it'll turn red, with no need for chemistry at all....
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