A Physicist would assume the chicken is a point.
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From: "Robert A. LaBudde" <ral@LCFLTD.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: Chicken PICin' [OT]


| At 11:14 AM 2/11/00 -0200, Ricardo wrote:
| >Ryan,
| >
| >         Here's is my approach.
| >         First assumption, the weight is directly proportional to the
size
| > of the
| >chicken.
|
| Let me present a solution from the viewpoint of a chemical-physicist:
|
| First: Assume a spherical chicken ...
|
|
| Actually, the volumetric size of a bird is undependable, due to fluffing
| and preening.
|
| You will note that we have received no hard requirements yet as to
accuracy
| required, distribution of results, cost, space, environmental conditions,
| packaging, power, etc.
|
| Any solution at this stage is impossible.
|
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