Scientific humor has a long history.
For those who are not regular readers of AIR , this volume is a delicious sampler of what this bimonthly publication has to offer. We have all been told that you can't compare apples and oranges, but this cliche is just not true. I think I will follow the author's suggestion and keep a copy of the figure in my wallet for use in discussions. It describes a procedure for using a 250-W CO 2 laser to produce this classic dish from the Swiss Alps. The laser must be defocused and the cheese displaced using a numerically controlled X-Y table for best results.