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[Bernard]

06Jul2000 11:01AM (-0700) From [schoen at loyalty.org] schoen [Seth David Schoen]
> Bryan Fullerton writes:
> 
> > ----- Forwarded message from Neil Vinay Brewster <brewste at eecg.toronto.edu> -----
> > 
> > Leader Safe From Eggs at 180 Feet? 
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > Their study concluded that the safe location for the president was at a
> > distance of 150 to 180 feet, even if targeted by a champion egg-thrower.
> > At that distance, Folha said, a person's head would appear as large as a fly
> > 12 feet away. 
> > 
> > ----- End forwarded message -----
> 
> Is this result valid _outside_ Brazil?

Alas, the attempt at defining an international standard fly has
stalled so you'd have to check the locale-determined fly size
and then scale the safe distance accordingly.  Thankfully head-size
does not appear to vary as much (after taking into account the
necessary changes for a *politician's* head).

	Bernard
== 
Bernard P. Murray, PhD
nutella at zork.net (Department of Desserts and Toppings, San Francisco, USA)