[TheForge] Re: Test mail Drifiting OT

[Erik Gutfeldt]

On Nov 11, 2005, at 10:50 AM, James Binnion wrote:

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> On Nov 11, 2005, at 5:10 AM, Bruce Freeman wrote:
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>> 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

Ah, but that's no longer chemistry :)

Hmmm, now how to we make a fission based power hammer that really CAN  
pack those iron atoms. And what kind knife could that make...

Erik