Ancient Nim and Deep Sea Pressure Puzzles
The piece explains Nim as a count-to-four game with a trick by Nick the Greek and recalls Dandalos palm tricks. It also asks how deep-sea creatures survive crushing pressures, noting water resists compression and detailing pressure at depth, citing Paul Pinet.
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Nick
Harry Anderson
Dandalos
Paul Pinet
Invitation To Oceanography
Depth records and dizzying sea tales mix with ale and slang
A garbled collage notes bathyscaphe Trieste at the Mariana Trench and a scuba diver versus submarines, cites Thomas C. Royer and Jacques Piccard, mentions extreme pressure, then shifts to a humorous Scottish lexicon of drunken words and a plug for Strange Questions.
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Mariana Trench
Western Pacific
Guam
Old Dominion University
Thomas C. Royer
Jacques Piccard
U.S. Navy
Donald Walsh
Mark Denny
Bill
Rich
Smangetrue
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