Re: [MUD-Dev] Virtual Chemistry

[Matt Chatterley <root#mpc,dyn.ml.org>]

On Sat, 2 Aug 1997, Jon A. Lambert wrote:

> > On Wed, 30 Jul 1997 clawrenc#cup,hp.com wrote:
> >
> > > Thus the leaves of the herb WaggaWagga might have a coodinate weight
> > > of (-5, 8, 3) presuming the simplistic case of only 3 principles.  The
> > > root of the UmbaUmba plant might have a value of (2, 9, -10).  Mix
> > > then together with GooGoo mud (0, 0, 2), and you get a substance (-3,
> > > 17, -5).  That location can be plotted in the coordinate system and a
> > > result computed:
> > > 
> 
> But WaggaWagga + WaggaWagga + WaggaWagga = (-15,24,9).
> You prolly need to factor out like components or include a quantitative
> measurement reference.

Yes. You'd need to track quantity and concentration of substances, to
avoid problems like this - it shouldnt mix like things, just put them
together in a little heap to say hello, and munge their concentrations.

> It does handle alkaline-acid nicely.

And reactivity (if generalised).

> Would mixing 1000 sleeping pills and 1000 pep pills factor out to zero
> or will other nasty side-effects kick in. =)

Aha. Another interesting concept. Other than the fact you'd be a walking
marraca?

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