<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry --> <!--X-From-R13: [ngg Qunggreyrl <ebbgNzcp.qla.zy.bet> --> <!--X-Date: from stimpy.globecomm.net [207.51.48.4] by in1.ibm.net id 870512393.55940-1 Sat Aug 2 08:59:53 1997 CUT --> <!--X-Message-Id: Pine.LNX.3.96.970802095746.132C-100000#mpc,dyn.ml.org --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 199708020726.CAA08199@dfw-ix16.ix.netcom.com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00333.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00335.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00332.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00339.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00334">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00334">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00334">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Matt Chatterley <<A HREF="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sat, 2 Aug 1997 09:59:23 +0000 (GMT)</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:neddy#itl,net">neddy#itl,net</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Sat, 2 Aug 1997, Jon A. Lambert wrote: > > On Wed, 30 Jul 1997 clawrenc#cup,hp.com wrote: > > > > > Thus the leaves of the herb WaggaWagga might have a coodinate weight > > > of (-5, 8, 3) presuming the simplistic case of only 3 principles. The > > > root of the UmbaUmba plant might have a value of (2, 9, -10). Mix > > > then together with GooGoo mud (0, 0, 2), and you get a substance (-3, > > > 17, -5). That location can be plotted in the coordinate system and a > > > result computed: > > > > > But WaggaWagga + WaggaWagga + WaggaWagga = (-15,24,9). > You prolly need to factor out like components or include a quantitative > measurement reference. Yes. You'd need to track quantity and concentration of substances, to avoid problems like this - it shouldnt mix like things, just put them together in a little heap to say hello, and munge their concentrations. > It does handle alkaline-acid nicely. And reactivity (if generalised). > Would mixing 1000 sleeping pills and 1000 pep pills factor out to zero > or will other nasty side-effects kick in. =) Aha. Another interesting concept. Other than the fact you'd be a walking marraca? Regards, -Matt Chatterley <A HREF="http://user.itl.net/~neddy/index.html">http://user.itl.net/~neddy/index.html</A> "Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them." -George Orwell </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00332" HREF="msg00332.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> "Jon A. 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Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Mon 14 Jul 1997, 13:55 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00310" HREF="msg00310.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></strong>, Huibai <a href="mailto:ashen#pixi,com">ashen#pixi,com</a>, Thu 31 Jul 1997, 14:22 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00332" HREF="msg00332.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sat 02 Aug 1997, 14:26 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00334" HREF="msg00334.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sat 02 Aug 1997, 15:59 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00339" HREF="msg00339.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 03 Aug 1997, 00:32 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00341" HREF="msg00341.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></strong>, Brandon Van Every <a href="mailto:vanevery#blarg,net">vanevery#blarg,net</a>, Sun 03 Aug 1997, 01:33 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00342" HREF="msg00342.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></strong>, Matt Chatterley <a href="mailto:root#mpc,dyn.ml.org">root#mpc,dyn.ml.org</a>, Sun 03 Aug 1997, 02:01 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00344" HREF="msg00344.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 03 Aug 1997, 02:37 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>