M & D Deep Duck Motrix

[David Ewers]

Maybe 'vis motrix' (Newton's force acting upon a body "proportional to the motion which it produces in a given time"; or motivating force), but omitting the 'vis' (maybe redundant, not as neat?...)?  I read it as meaning something like his eyes weren't participating in his smile.

On Jan 11, 2015, at 12:14 PM, Mark Kohut wrote:



https://books.google.com/books?id=_yPWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA130&lpg=PA130&dq=vis+motrix+definition&source=bl&ots=mQ4yVNu4Pz&sig=OULbkV51vtYiTNMuqWu8cPSkDWs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kgWzVN6VCo61ogTxgoLwBw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=vis%20motrix%20definition&f=false
> p. 15. All:  define and riff on 'the Motrix of Mirth'
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