I like Tim's answer better than mine. :-)
Mike
Mullen, Tim wrote:
> LBC286@aol.com [mailto:LBC286@aol.com] wrote:
>
>>As you cut the weeds, where does the line go? <...>
>
>
> Well, to really understand it, you have to have a working knowledge
> or magneto-hydrodynamics, gravimetrics, and trans-dimension warp theory,
> but the quick answer is that due to the rotational forces generated by
> the spinning head/string, and the energy released during the string's
> impact with the weeds, and that energy's interaction with the gravitational
> field of the earth, a minute, instantaneous trans-dimensional warp field
> is generated opening a "portal" to the 18th dimension. Because of the
> centripetal forces acting on the string, it is "flung" thru the "portal".
> The weeds however to not have time to accelerate to the necessary speed,
> so they don't make the "jump" - several manufacturers are working on
> improved models in an attempt to properly accelerate the weed's remains
> in an effort to market a line trimmer that "cleans up after itself".
>
> To go farther into the theory usually requires several graduate level
> physics courses.
>
> By the way, be very careful that you do not purchase a line trimmer that
> spins in the opposite way - they generate "reverse" trans-dimensional warp
> field, and suck the plastic bits back from the 18th dimension...
>
> Tim Mullen
>
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