true. what i meant was that my off-the-cuff physics radar did not automatically think this was impossible. i used a gas as an example, but solids can also be re

true. what i meant was that my off-the-cuff physics radar did not automatically think this was impossible. i used a gas as an example, but solids can also be restructured into different volumes and shapes. for example, diamonds, charcoal and graphite. i'm no doubt missing the precise definition of the math problem...i was just responding from my practical layman perspective.