SLSL Intro "The Shallowness of My Understanding"

[Dave Monroe]

"But do not underestimate the shallowness of my
understanding.  For instance, I chose 37 degrees
Fahrenheit for an equilibrium point because 37 degrees
Celsius is the temperature of the human body.  Cute,
huh?" (SL, "Intro," p. 13)

>From Jules Siegel, Christine Wexler, et al., Lineland:
Mortality and Mercy on the Internet's
Pynchon-L at Waste.Org Discussion List (Philadelphia:
Intangible Assets Manufacturing, 1997), Pt. 6
"Manifestations of Venus," pp. 99-119 ...

"...  I think it is sometimes better to let him just
be himself, without picking away to the under-painting
of his tableaux, because his sources are often
disappointingly thin.  This is not always a result of
lack of diligence.  The sources themselves are
surprisingly shallow when you examine them closely
with a skeptical eye, no matter how well-embedded they
are in the tapestry of conventional scholarship." (p.
101)

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=9610&msg=7404&sort=date

The normal core body temperature of a healthy, resting
adult human being is stated to be at 98.6 degrees
fahrenheit or 37.0 degrees celsius. Though the body
temperature measured on an individual can vary, a
healthy human body can maintain a fairly consistent
body temperature that is around the mark of 37.0
degrees celsius.

The normal range of human body temperature varies due
to an individuals metabolism rate, the higher (faster)
it is the higher the normal body temperature or the
slower the metabolic rate the lower the normal body
temperature. Other factors that might affect the body
temperature of an individual may be the time of day or
the part of the body in which the temperature is
measured at. The body temperature is lower in the
morning, due to the rest the body received, and higher
at night after a day of muscular activity and after
food intake.

Body temperature also varies at different parts of the
body. Oral temperatures, which are the most convenient
type of temperature measurement, is at 37.0 °C. This
is the accepted standard temperature for the normal
core body temperature. Axillary temperatures are an
external measurement taken in the armpit or between
two folds of skin on the body. This is the longest and
most inaccurate way of measuring body temperature, the
normal temperature falls at 97.6 °F or 36.4 °C. Rectal
temperatures are an internal measurement taken in the
rectum, which fall at 99.6 °F or 37.6 °C. It is the
least time consuming and most accurate type of body
temperature measurement, being an internal
measurement. But it is definitely, by far, not the
most comfortable method to measure the body
temperature of an individual.

http://hypertextbook.com/facts/LenaWong.shtml

And see as well ...

http://newton.dep.anl.gov/newton/askasci/1993/biology/bio114.htm

http://casino.cchs.usyd.edu.au/bio/homeostasis/Human_BodyTC_Pg01.htm
 
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AbantyFarzana.shtml

http://www.rtis.com/nat/user/elsberry/evobio/evc/evohumor/bodytemp.html

http://www.webfitz.com/lyrics/Lyrics/1967/641967.html

http://www.keith986.com/keithbio.htm


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