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Mass non-conservation: the (physics) skinny on diets

November 13th, 2004 · No Comments

Memo to the Venus de Milo: you’ve got too much tummy for a modern starlet. No wonder the rest of us all feel so
“well-rounded.”

Fortunately–I discovered thanks to BoingBoing–certified-genius
physicist Richard Muller* just published some answers online to the modern problem of excess mass.

Unfortunately–I then discovered–the two physics-secrets to losing weight are:

1. Consume fewer calories (Physics of Gluttony)
and
2. Get used to feeling hungry. (The Physics Diet)

The good news from Muller, if you can
call it that, is that exercise might make your muscles look sexy but
doesn’t do much to remove pounds of excess fat. The other good news is
that Muller himself got used to feeling hungry and even enjoyed it.

Venus de Milo and I might just try that…

* Rich Muller also teaches the Berkeley course Physics for Future Presidents–just about all the science you’d need to run the world.

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