> ### > >>> cube = lambda x: square(square(x)) > >>> cube(42) > 3111696 > ### > > is weird as heck. *grin* Of course we all know that the above-defined function is quartic, cube is really lambda x: x*square(x), and 42^3 = 74088. So I won't waste everyone's time by mentioning it. -- Anton Sherwood -- http://www.ogre.nu/