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> You are actually quite correct.  There's one problem here.  Toasters can store
> perhaps two or three bytes of information.  Consider how many toasters
> would be required to be as complex as a human brain.
> Kenneth Arromdee                                               |      |
While we are on toasters.  Did you know that if you put a slice of bread into
a toaster and wait a while a slice of toast will come out?!  Where does that
toast come from and where does the bread go?
--j.a.tainter
P.S.  Does Helen Keller see it come/go if she is in the toaster alone?