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David Duffy · 21 May 2011, 11:49 · from 2011-May.txt.gz

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From: davidD at qimr.edu.au (David Duffy)
Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 21:49:16 +1000 (EST)
Subject: (urth) question
In-Reply-To: <4DD69F78.8010300 at irit.fr>
References: <2391-4dcd0980-4f-57183180@115192279><398565.14911.qm at web114706.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
	<4DD69F78.8010300 at irit.fr>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.1105212143470.7038 at orpheus.qimr.edu.au>

On Fri, 20 May 2011, Sergei SOLOVIEV wrote:

> 1) (negative mass)
> If we discuss Gene Wolfe's books and not relativity laws as such,I would like 
> to recall the explanation how the flier functions (given by the old autarch 
> in "The Citadel of the Autarch"). It is
>
> one of a very few places where I found the explanation
> not plausible, and maybe even some misconception of GW himself
> (usually he is very careful with scientific explanations -
> of course they can be fantastic, but usually plausible in
> the context).

I think this is a deliberate wink to the reader.  Ditto the mirrors. 
Wolfe similarly delights in folk etymologies such as Ex-Calibor for 
Excalibur, and brand[ed] new for brand new.

Cheers, David Duffy.

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