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Vanguard Boojum page 26 The Muse -Nothing is striking about this; the story was fair, and I didn't particularly care about either poem. Fan-Tods-I always enjoy this mag, and this issue was up to previous standards. It's remarkable the way different readers find different meanings in "The World of A". It's got me interested to the point where I'm going to get a copy of "Science and Sanity" and try to wade through it. "Relativity"-Interesting! However, with respect to an observer at their starting point, A&B have aged the same! Also, to continue the silly argument, neither A nor B is moving away from his starting point. Or away from the other! Proof: from A, the starting point (SP) is apparently moving away at the speed of light (almost). Also, using the Lorentz equation for determining relative velocity between two bodies, B is moving away from A at velocity of light (almost) and in a straight line with their SP. Therefore if B and the SP are moving in the same direction at the same speed, then relative to each other, they are not in motion! Similarly it can be proved that from B's point of view, A and the SP are not in motion relative to each other, they cannot be moving with respect to each other! So apparently A & B never left the earth or SP at all. "Yesterday's 10,000 Years" - interesting and humorous as usual. "Cerebusters"-was somewhat over my head this time. Seems to me I counted 14 spaces or regions, not counting the tetrahedron itself! I also counted 13 trains, plus 2 handcars and an airplane! My merchant ship docked for repairs which were not finished till the war was over, so -Probability Zero! "_______"#2- is another item which provides much pleasure. I like Knight's way of lashing out at every and anything which crosses his path. I shall be especially interested to see Blish's response to Knight's remarks on Thersites. "Nightmare for Apartment Hunters"-I thought it was very good, but rather than being a nightmare, it would be a godsend! "Foible of the Do Leavers" was clever. Googol- quite a nice appearance and nice artwork. "Here Lies Jazz" -I think he's got something there, though I don't pesonally care for jazz. "I Split a Molecule"- if everyone felt that way, all well and good; every man would mind his business; but unfortunately there is always one person who insists on helping others to mind their own business. "The Peep-Hole of the Present"- Donn makes this book sound somewhat interesting, but omits some important data: publishing company, price, and date of publication! Cretin- I usually enjoy Emden's output, and this was no exception. The rambling style with its informal announcements and comments was quite pleasing. Mental institutions have been getting quite a bit of publicity lately, mostly bad. One state, Ohiom has started a major reform movement which seems to be working. "Pacifism"-back in 1942 (November) I was all stirred up about the war, patriotism and all the rest of that tripe; so I enlisted and wasted some years of my life. I had lots of time to think in the army, and I realized how foolish it all was, and what a fool I had been. When the next war comes, I'm going to be one of the fellows guarding the home front and making a fortune doing it!
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Vanguard Boojum page 26 The Muse -Nothing is striking about this; the story was fair, and I didn't particularly care about either poem. Fan-Tods-I always enjoy this mag, and this issue was up to previous standards. It's remarkable the way different readers find different meanings in "The World of A". It's got me interested to the point where I'm going to get a copy of "Science and Sanity" and try to wade through it. "Relativity"-Interesting! However, with respect to an observer at their starting point, A&B have aged the same! Also, to continue the silly argument, neither A nor B is moving away from his starting point. Or away from the other! Proof: from A, the starting point (SP) is apparently moving away at the speed of light (almost). Also, using the Lorentz equation for determining relative velocity between two bodies, B is moving away from A at velocity of light (almost) and in a straight line with their SP. Therefore if B and the SP are moving in the same direction at the same speed, then relative to each other, they are not in motion! Similarly it can be proved that from B's point of view, A and the SP are not in motion relative to each other, they cannot be moving with respect to each other! So apparently A & B never left the earth or SP at all. "Yesterday's 10,000 Years" - interesting and humorous as usual. "Cerebusters"-was somewhat over my head this time. Seems to me I counted 14 spaces or regions, not counting the tetrahedron itself! I also counted 13 trains, plus 2 handcars and an airplane! My merchant ship docked for repairs which were not finished till the war was over, so -Probability Zero! "_______"#2- is another item which provides much pleasure. I like Knight's way of lashing out at every and anything which crosses his path. I shall be especially interested to see Blish's response to Knight's remarks on Thersites. "Nightmare for Apartment Hunters"-I thought it was very good, but rather than being a nightmare, it would be a godsend! "Foible of the Do Leavers" was clever. Googol- quite a nice appearance and nice artwork. "Here Lies Jazz" -I think he's got something there, though I don't pesonally care for jazz. "I Split a Molecule"- if everyone felt that way, all well and good; every man would mind his business; but unfortunately there is always one person who insists on helping others to mind their own business. "The Peep-Hole of the Present"- Donn makes this book sound somewhat interesting, but omits some important data: publishing company, price, and date of publication! Cretin- I usually enjoy Emden's output, and this was no exception. The rambling style with its informal announcements and comments was quite pleasing. Mental institutions have been getting quite a bit of publicity lately, mostly bad. One state, Ohiom has started a major reform movement which seems to be working. "Pacifism"-back in 1942 (November) I was all stirred up about the war, patriotism and all the rest of that tripe; so I enlisted and wasted some years of my life. I had lots of time to think in the army, and I realized how foolish it all was, and what a fool I had been. When the next war comes, I'm going to be one of the fellows guarding the home front and making a fortune doing it!
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