[TimBone]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Yeah, but it's no longer supported from the top. It's supported by the bottom as well. Is the definition of a "drop" that it gets no support from the top, or is it that it gets support from the bottom? This is quite perplexing.

I think it drops as soon as it gets support from the bottom. This is a test of viscosity or whatever. As soon as it gets support from something other than the top, you can no longer test viscosity.

At first glance, I agree that they should clear out the bottom. But then I started wondering how far it would stretch before it broke and literally fell. I'm not sure that six inches is enough. They may have to start this whole thing over and set the hole up above a fifty-foot drop to eliminate ambiguity.

So, you basically agree that the experiment is ruined.