Sir F. Chook, Inventor of Leopard Oil

Likeness captured upon a daguerrotype machine in Japan, July 1891

Lettres

Wherein the Author reflects upon certain topical & personal issues of the Day.

Advice to the Romantic Scientist: How to Measure the Weight of the Letter “R”

Penned upon the 8th of May, 2006

You will need:
A scales
A paper
A ink

FIRST: Measure the weight of the paper, record.
SECOND: On the paper, write the letter “R” with the ink.
THIRD: Measure the weight of the paper with the letter written on it with the ink.
FOURTH: Remove the paper, measure the weight of the letter and the ink.
FIFTH: Remove the letter, measure the weight of the ink alone.
SIXTH: Subtract this from the weight of the paper, the paper with the letter and the ink and the letter with the ink, and the resulting sum will be the weight of the letter “R”.

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Commentary upon “Advice to the Romantic Scientist: How to Measure the Weight of the Letter “R””

  1. Nathan was heard to remark,

    Upon the 13th of May, 2006 at 8:59 pm,

    …. Don’t you just need to measure the weight of the paper with and without the inked letter on it?

  2. Captain Zaragov Winston Wolfenburg-Kross was heard to remark,

    Upon the 13th of May, 2006 at 10:28 pm,

    Your life has no romance, sir!

  3. Sir Frederick Chooke was heard to remark,

    Upon the 13th of May, 2006 at 11:04 pm,

    That does not take into account the additional weight of the ink. The weight of the ink and the letter is of no use to anyone.

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