[ATM] PPPP

[Mike Lockwood <melockwo@uiuc.edu>]

Hi,

Mel Bartels wrote:
> Let the scope's weight push the water back into the reservoir, then use the
> reservoir to raise the scope back up to starting point.  A perpetual motion
> drive!  I hereby claim patent on this in behalf of the ATM list.

Great idea.  I will refer to it as the "perpetually peeing platform 
patent", or the "PPPP".  I will grant the trademark of the name of the 
device (just "PPP") to the ATM list. :)

Those with patent experience and the "creator" (that's the name under 
which Dann's messages show up in my email program - kind of spooky) 
please keep hashing out the details of the patent language... as a 
practice exercise.  Don't forget to write applications for countries 
outside of the US.  No, I am not volunteering to proofread them, but I 
have found patent applications to be a highly effective cure for 
insomnia, even in the middle of the day. :)

Seriously, I'm not mocking Dann (poking a little fun at his email 
address, though) - I actually like the idea of a very simple platform. 
  A friend of mine was going to do something similar with an inner 
tube for some cheap tracking.  I just thought it was amazing how much 
legalese the post generated, and I had to make a joke.

However, I do think there are some serious challenges to be overcome. 
  Once those have been addressed, I'd like to see a one-hour unguided 
exposure taken through a scope sitting the PPP.  That will tell the tale.

	My sarcastic post for the month,
	Mike Lockwood

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