On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 22:56:18 GMT, "
> wrote:
>
>I might attempt the
>whole "paper cup on a burner" thing just to see if it really works...

Actually, I did it with those little pleated paper thingies you use in
a muffin tin. More than once. Never on a gas stove -- while the
physics should be the same, getting a paper cup to balance would be
tricky. :-)