Why doesn't tarzan have a beard? if vampires have no reflection, how come they have such neat hair? if swimming's such good exercise, how come whales are so fat? if you throw a kitten out of a moving car, would it be considered kitty litter? how do keep off the grass signs get there? do we make bombs better or worse? why don't sheep shrink in the rain? if a person told you they were a pathological liar, would you believe them? can you learn to read from a "reading for dummies" book? if someone gives you a penny for your thoughts, and you put your two cents in, where does the other penny go? do you get change? if pro is the opposite of con, and progress is moving forward, what is congress? why don't you ever see the headline "psychic wins lottery"? why is "abbreviated" such a long word? why is it that to stop windows 98, you have to click on "start"? why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?

Read the excerpt from the code book. without much hope of a theoretical breakthrough, cryptanalysts have been forced to look for a technological innovation. if there is no obvious way to reduce the number of steps required for factoring, then cryptanalysts need a technology that will perform these steps more quickly. silicon chips will continue to get faster as the years pass, doubling in speed roughly every eighteen months, but this is not enough to make a real impact on the speed of factoring—cryptanalysts require a technology that is billions of times faster than current computers. consequently, cryptanalysts are looking toward a radically new form of computer, the quantum computer. if scientists could build a quantum computer, it would be able to perform calculations with such enormous speed that it would make a modern supercomputer look like a broken abacus. the author’s purpose in this paragraph is to convince the readers to pursue a career in analysis. explain the need for faster technology in cryptanalysis. entertain with interesting stories about supercomputers. argue for more money to develop a quantum computer.