> What a load of old balls I believe these are new ones (reminds me of the tennis sketch in Q9 when Spike Milligan got hit in the nuts and the umpire, Alan Clare, minced, "New balls") > why does it need to be a sphere ? Surely that is just making things > difficult for themselves Reckon It does seems a bit, er, pointless. But spheres are like that. Surprised they didn't make a couple of silicon 'roos or koalas or nice chubby wombats. Stingrays wouldn't roll off the bench (ouch) "So I met this bloke with a didgeridoo and he was playing Dancing Queen on it. I thought 'that's Aboriginal'" - Tommy Cooper -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist