In article , Gord Beaman
?@?.? writes
Peter Twydell wrote:

In article , George
writes
Peter Twydell wrote in message
news:pFgBVJAkIDTAFwW+
...
There was some research into the theory of falling toast, and it was
discovered that the toast did not always land with the buttered side
down. Further investigation showed that this was because the wrong side
had been buttered.

I don't have the URL for this, unfortunately, so does anyone know what
methods are used to ensure that the correct side is buttered?

That is an easy one. The side on the plate that is downward is NOT the
to be buttered side.
To create a machine of great simplicity just butter BOTH sides and
drop the slice of toast toward the floor.
:-)

This would IMHO lead to either:
the toast hovering above the floor, edge down, oscillating laterally
or:
the toast landing on its edge.

Even this would be acceptable if one could decide with certainty
*which* edge to butter...
--

-Gord.

Butter the EDGE? That's perverted. Socially unacceptable this side of
the Pond. Please don't bother us sensitive souls with the dark practices
that you get up to in the Colonies.
--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!