[TheForge] Re: Test mail Drifiting OT

[James Binnion]

On Nov 11, 2005, at 11:04 AM, Erik Gutfeldt wrote:

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> 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.
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>> 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
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> Ah, but that's no longer chemistry :)
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> 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
>

Ah yes a nutronium blade, now we are talking :-)

James Binnion
jbin at well.com