Copyright 1987 by Marty Cantor. Reprinted by permission of the author.
Physicists are often too deeply engrossed in their work to use their common sense.
Carruthers was expounding on that very subject at GrogCon Three. He was, of course, in the bar, while, in the function rooms, the sercon fans were holding a panel on the exact composition of Chromatic Dragons, Spayed Gerbils, and Pangalactic Gargleblasters. I'd had my fill of arguments over the comparative merits of aging that old Janx Spirit in PVC or in Styrofoam coolers and had retreated to the sanity of the bar. The weak force that attracted him to the panel was overcome by the strong force attracting him to the bar. If it was universal we should note an increased concentration of fans in the bar, but it seems to be an equilibrium situation.