I’m pausing the weekly Micro Softy column to make a breakthrough announcement that will be a blessing to all the people in the world like me who struggle with weight control. I’m proposing a landmark diet that is simple to understand and to live with. It’s genius! I call it Dr. Marks’ Incredible Ice Diet. (My doctorate isn’t in medicine, nutrition, or any health-related field — but never mind. I am confident.)  I’m happy to disclose my new diet here because I’m planning to submit a provisional patent on the idea, which was filed prior to the publication of this column. The idea uses easy-to-understand basic physics. Many diets are based on counting calories. The calorie is defined as the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 cubic centimeter of water by 1 degree Centigrade (Celsius) at a pressure of 1 atmosphere. So consider an ice cube measuring three centimeters on each side. (Three centimeters is a little over an inch.)  The volume of the ice cube is approximately 27 cubic centimeters. …