SEX AS A HEAP OF MALFUNCTIONING RUBBLE (Part 357) -- by Steve Nadis
Where else but in Cambridge do you find a book like "Sex As a Heap of Malfunctioning Rubble" at a yard sale? I purchased it on an impulse not because I need a copy (I already own one) but because I was so surprised to see it there that I could not resist. In case you're not familiar with the book, it's a science humor collection (circa 1993) that I contributed to. And, to its credit, it's the only book I know of that's honest enough to issue the following disclaimer: "The entire physical universe, including this book, may one day collapse back into an infinitesimally small space. Should another universe subsequently reemerge, the existence of this book in that universe cannot be guaranteed." I think cosmology now suggests a different fate altogether though I still appreciate the spirit of that disclaimer.
