Gravity - the eternal enemy

Its Friday afternoon and I'll soon be on my way home. On the way, I'll pass the premises of a company called ACME Engineering.

How many of you went "beep beep" at that name? The association just never goes away.

For the end of the week, I offer the following. These are supposedly from the autobiography of Chuck Jones, the creator of the Road Runner cartoons. I'm particularly struck by the third rule. But then I always wanted Wile E Coyote to catch that damn bird.

"Rules obeyed in the Coyote-Road Runner Series:"

1. The Road Runner cannot harm the Coyote exept by going "Beep Beep!"

2. No outside force can harm the Coyote - only his own ineptitude or the
failure of the ACME products.

3. The Coyote could stop anytime - IF he were not a fanatic. "A fanatic
is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim" -George
Santayana.

4. No dialogue ever, except "Beep Beep!"

5. The road Runner must stay on the road - otherwise, logically, he would
not be called Road Runner.

6. All Action must be confined to the natural environment of the two
characters - the Southwest American desert.

7. All material, tools, weapons, or mechanical conveniences must be
obtained from the ACME Corporation.

8. Whenever possible, make gravity the Coyote's greatest enemy.

9. The Coyote is always more humiliated than harmed by his failures