On Tue, 13 Aug 1996, Monica Dobrey wrote:

Here is an interesting Challenge I am going to DARE anyone out there to
attempt to write.  It came to me during a small discussion my club was
having about what defines the temperature of water before it changes Ranma
into either of his forms.  How hot or how cold does the water have to be to
affect either change.   Well, here is the idea and the challenge:

Probably <20 degrees for 'cold' water and >37 degrees for 'hot' water 
(remember Nabiki changed him to take photos without waking him up, go too 
far outside these ranges and you wake them up (yes, I have done that, 
don't ask why ;) ) )

        What if.... As part of the Jusenkyo Curse,  COLD water changes Ranma
into a Girl: HOT water changes Ranma back into a Boy:  BUT..... WARM WATER
changesRanma into a HERMAPHRODYTE.  That's right. A HERMAPHRODYTE.  That is

Well, you realise then that Ranma effectively won't need Akane - he can 
mate with him/her/itself ;)

Actually, I was thinking about what happens if someone gets multiple 
Jyusenkyo cursed - eg - do they change into different creatures with 
different water temperatures?  And if you get it exactly right, they are 
poised halfway ;)

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                The Chaotic Trickster - kergma@sv.net.au