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To: A.J. Mullen who wrote (1533)	3/10/2000 6:44:00 PM
From: pheilman_	Respond to of 12231

Rattlebacks and thin phones. I have just noticed that the thin phone is a "rattleback". This means it preferentially rotates in one direction! Clock wise. On a smooth surface, glass is best, lightly spin the phone CW-it spins. Then try spinning it CCW. It will start wobbling, then rattle and actually reverse it's spin direction. Another way to excite the phenomenon is to push down on the earpiece end and watch the translation of rocking to CW rotation. (I have been told the physics are complicated, being a EE, I can state that the physics are too complicated for me.) Another great reason to buy a thin phone. By the way, the luncheon was fantastic, a great group of people. Maurice is just as interesting in person and much more gracious. The meeting was reassuring, of 27 questions to management, the ebullient Dr. Jacobs handled 25.

To: A.J. Mullen who wrote (1533)	3/13/2000 11:53:00 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 12231

AJ, the GSRS is still in secret development so the full technology can't be disclosed prior to IPO. You can send a lot of money right now if you like though; to hold some stock. The name [Graviton Spin Reversal] gives a VERY good clue as to how it works. Much better than cats and buttered toast. Transport will be extremely cheap and with electronic/photonic controls, very fast and safe. The gnashing of teeth and handwringing over fossil fuels, greenhouse gases and stuff will look like worries over steam engines in the 19th century. It was interesting to see that overall boss Sir John Browne of BP/Amoco has adopted [sort of] the line I was pushing back in the late 1980s [= major oil companies benefit by increased profits from environmental protection by governments; now governments are resisting BP's calls for environmental protection = what a joke!]. Mqurice PS: Thanks PaulH for the kind words! Yes, the SI lunch was very enjoyable. It's really good to fit faces to pixels. I suppose in a few years, that will seem odd too as we have faces right there on the screen as we pixelate flat out.