In message <BB6102FDE2BE0F489C1C6171D8C9B7D20B233918@MAILSRV-1>, Richard
Barker <[log in to unmask]> writes
>People in Utah want Newton's teachings on gravity be qualified as only one
>possible theory and students should get a chance to hear other possible
>points of view in this area of science.
>
>Parents in the area are demanding the school board give pupils the chance to
>hear the 'Jack and Jill' theory as well, which many believe contradicts
>Newton's work.
>
>The idea that Jack and Jill were able to defy gravity in some way is proof
>to many that indeed Newton's idea's should be questioned and should not be
>taught as fact.

'Jack fell down, and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after'.

Is someone suggesting that the force acting on them here was other than
gravity?

Of course, if their mission *had* succeeded, they would have been able
to spin the pail and watch the water in it, as Newton advised, and
become even more confused about the nature and operation of gravity...
--
Roy Brown        'Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be
Kelmscott Ltd     useful, or believe to be beautiful'  William Morris

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