1. This is a purely hypothetical situation.

2. None of these is a hypothetical situation.

3. Moreover, the hypothetical situation presented by the court is really one of mistake of fact.

4. The title refers to the butterfly effect, a popular hypothetical situation which illustrates how small initial differences may lead to large unforeseen consequences over time.

5. In a hypothetical situation where there is a test for similarity, and two object are, when tested, found to be similar, then one could say either object Behaves similar to the other