Freefall 1357
The robot meeting begins
Ms. Ambrose. Is that you?
Yes.
That's not a dog in there, is it?
If a dog walks on its hind legs and talks, is it still a dog?
I never should have introduced you to buddhist Koans.
Tell that to Dvorak. He still has fifty mechanical arms hooked up to capture the sound of one hand clapping.
Koan
The question of what sound a clapping hand makes in the absence of a second hand is a well-known one in Buddhism. Personally, I lean towards Terry Pratchett's version that if you slam your palm on someone's ear, you get a full-blown “clap” (Жирафик Рафик)