brian@digi-g.UUCP (Merlyn Leroy) (06/06/85)
<removing net.nlang.india & net.religion from distribution> > [long anecdote about more brick breaking] >I'm not claiming anything super- or preternatural is going on here, >mind you; I have no explanation, only the evidence of my own senses. >My feeling is simply that the effort required in splitting a common >brick is greatly overrated. > > -- Bill Ingogly Yes, the first obvious answer is that the brick was hit hard enough to break it; after all, bricklayers just bap them with a trowel when they need 1/2 a brick. However, the original poster wanted alternate explainations for a soft break, since he felt the force of the strike wasn't enough to break it. With this option removed, the next best answer is some sort of deception. This also has the advantage of not contradicting physical laws that have been working since Newton. Merlyn Leroy ...who can break his head with a brick