Observing a Slot Machine

[The] weakness of biological balance studies has aptly been illustrated by comparison with the working of a slot machine. A penny brings forth one package of chewing gum; two pennies bring forth two. Interpreted according to the reasoning of balance physiology, the first observation is an indication of the conversion of copper into gum; the second constitutes proof.

Notes:

We would think it converts coins into candy.

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 The Application of Isotopes to the Study of Intermediary Metabolism
Periodicals>Journal Article:  Schoenheimer, Rudolf (1938), The Application of Isotopes to the Study of Intermediary Metabolism, Science, (1938), 87, 222. , Retrieved on 2012-06-22