Wheatly Dialogue LO10456

Michael McMaster (Michael@kbddean.demon.co.uk)
Sat, 12 Oct 1996 14:04:09 +0000

Replying to LO10414 --

>Wheatley(*1) refers to the experimental mathematical modelling of weather
>systems, where complex results anticipated for North America, were
>dramatically altered, simply by factoring the movement of a butterfly wing
>in Tokyo.

In case this "butterfly wing" flap is being taken as more than story to
illustrate a point - it never happened.

[Quote of prev msg added by your host...]

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