On Jul 12, 1996 at 07:50 hrs, Russell Brooks of 3:640/305.55 wrote to John Clarke:

Hello Russell,

RB>>> Yesterday I was talking to Telstra Customer service.

JC>> If the theory holds then calls to Perth should do even better
JC>> since they would have the added bonus of acceleration due to the
JC>> earth's spin.

 RB> You've got me thinking now, When I ring America, I had best direct my
 RB> calls through Perth, India, Africa to get the best rates, rather than
 RB> Fiji, Hawaii, LA.

Ach! I think I got that back to front.  The sun rises in the east and sets
in the west which means that the earth spins towards the east.  Better go
Fiji, Hawaii, LA.

JC>> Treasure him - the kid is a veritable genius.

 RB> Hmm... you don't work for Telstra too ... do you

Nope.

 RB> I suppose NEWTON just started out with a simple Apple, though

Was that an apple II?

Regards ... John
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