THE MAESTRO'S QUIZ, 10 MARCH 1997


     Trusty Rusty, the Maestro Faithful Companion and former
Winter Driver is now resting comfortably with no complications, 
following Engine Removal Surgery. Trusty generously donated his 
Essence and his Prime Mover to the Maestro's New Driver, a 
near-Virgin '65 SC Coupe in Off-White. It was truly a match made 
in Porsche god Heaven.

      Moreover, the Porsche gods also decreed (and once again proved
their Existence) that Trusty's 1963 356B
Ignition key shall, against all odds, in defiance of All Probabilities,
FIT the Ignition switch of the White SC. 
(How's THAT for Multi-Platform Compatibility, huh Bill?)

     But the Maestro felt sorry for Trusty Rusty. He looked so
forlorn sitting there with his Carrera Transmission's Input Shaft sticking out
but no engine to put it into. (And practically Brake-less too, which 
was why Trusty was being used for Donor Material.)

     As the Maestro was staring at Trusty's Front hood, SUDDENLY he
realized that even in Trusty's sad state, Trusty still
provides us with Valuable Lessons on Life. 

     Take the following Thought Problem, please

     Picture an Infinite Matrix of a Polymer (Like the Bondo on Trusty's
Front Hood). Picture this Polymer (Bondo) securely bonded to a metallic 
substrate (Trusty's Front Hood).

     Now, assume that the Polymer (Bondo) slowwwwwly keeps polymerizing 
with time and, therefore SHRINKS, uniformly. (Like Bondo does.)

     Eventually, given enough Time, (like 12 Years), the Polymer Matrix
(the Bondo) will shrink enough that CRACKS will appear in the 
Polymer Matrix (the Bondo) on Trusty's Front hood.

     What shape will these "Cracks" be? And Why? 

     A simple drawing or description will suffice.

     (Note to the Richards Out There: Ifin you be supplyin' 
Simultaneous Differential Equations then you'd best be supplyin' 
their Solution too. Including Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors. 
And we'll still need to see a drawing or word description of 
the shape of the resulting cracks.)

     Trusty Rusty's front hood doesn't just have cracks in the
Bondo, er I mean in the Polymer Matrix. He has major FAULTS. He's a
Microcosm of Continental Drift.

     The Maestro bets that besides this Lesson in Life,
Trusty's Front Hood has several other Ph.D. Theses 
in Physics, Metallurgy, Material Properties, Corrosion, and yes,
Polymer Aging just waiting to happen.


KEEP THE 356 FAITH!
The Maestro