[TheForge] Re: Test mail

[James Binnion]

On Nov 11, 2005, at 5:10 AM, Bruce Freeman wrote:
>
> However, I AM a chemist and have taken the usual courses in  
> physics.  NO WAY you can compress atoms or even metal grains (tiny  
> crystals within a solid metal) with a hammer.


Well not easily, and when you do you get a rather large explosion. A  
small fission weapon is used to overcome the force that holds the  
hydrogen atoms apart in a fusion weapon. Compresses Atoms> Fusion > Bang


James Binnion
jbin at well.com