> Not my subject area, but is fluid loss due to respiration and perspiration > relatively small? Also, it seems like there's a fifo buffer of sorts where > the 1L input over 2 hours is not necessarily output over the same two hour > period or at the same rate... Not my subject area either, but the way the question was worded, the correct answer was in=out. And under normal circumstances, I believe that respiration and perspiration disappear in the noise. The problem always made me think of Howard Hughes and his weird behaviour with respect to milk bottles... Mike H. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist