Memories of Daniel Koon

I've known Daniel since I started at St. Lawrence in 1990. We shared a common love of science fiction and he introduced me to several international sci-fi films. He had an offbeat sense of humor that I appreciated (and sometimes was the only one in the department who 'got it'). I'll remember him most for going to extremes to perform demonstrations for his physics class that the rest of us were hesitant to try: Swinging a bowling-ball pendulum starting from his face to demonstrate conservation of energy (and standing still and not getting hit by it on the backswing); "drinking" liquid nitrogen from a small dewar (I never asked him how he did that one); or lying on a bed of nails with a cinder block on his chest while a student hammered a nail into a board on the cinder block. These demos certainly made an impression on students. Daniel will be greatly missed, and condolences to his Judy, Eli, and the rest of his family and friends.  Jeff Miller, Physics