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Thread #59418   Message #1520930
Posted By: Amos
12-Jul-05 - 10:13 PM
Thread Name: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
Its still made-up quick bad stuff, Mag. Just because Molly Erwin made it up doesn't change anything.

But never mind -- chacun a son mauvais poete, I always say!

IN OTHER NEWS, LETTING THE SPIN LOOSE, A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science has recently demonstrated conclusively that, in very specific circumstances, spin can become separated from charge and progress independently down a wire

Two properties of an electron - its spin and its charge - are generally thought to be inseparable, intrinsic characteristics, no more given to sudden changes or going off on their own than say, the fur on a cat or the paint on a bicycle. But a team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science has recently demonstrated conclusively that, in very specific circumstances, spin can become separated from charge and progress independently down a wire. Their findings appeared in a recent issue of Science.

Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news5107.html

SO THE NEXT TIME THE SPIN BIN IS FULL OUT IN DFW, YOU CAN JUST POUR 'EM ONTO THE WIRES AND SEND THEM TO CALIFORNIA. WE WON'T NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE!


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