Jerry, you are off by one decimal place. The answer is 42. (apologies to Douglas Adams) Don -----Original Message----- From: Jerry B. Hillman [mailto:JBHillman@ev1.net] Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 9:15 AM To: atm@shore.net Subject: ATM a little humor Hi all, Question - What is the difference between a parabola and a sphere? Answer - About 4.2 light years. Jerry