"John D. Giorgis" wrote:
>
> At 12:25 PM 1/24/01 -0200, Alberto wrote:
> >Vaccuum at -50 or -100 will not kill a human being
> >
> >Alberto Monteiro
>
> Wait a second! Can a vacuum *have* a temperature? I thought temperature
> was based on atomic vibrations ~ or something roughly to the effect.
> Since a vacuum is empty, how does it have a temperature?
>
The vacuum might not, but anything within it does. I've measured temperatures
close to liquid nitrogen temperatures at a rough vacuum (in a small bell
jar). I've also run tests at high vacuum in larger chambers with the
temperature reaching at least -100 C*.
Doug
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*just for you Alberto 8^)
"There is tremendous momentum in Congress, and in the Senate in particular, to
pass the bipartisan McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill, and put
these unregulated slush funds out to pasture once and for all," Common Cause
President Scott Harshbarger said. "And we hope that President-elect Bush will
want to be a �uniter not a divider,� and a �reformer with results,� and
indicate that he'll sign this bill into law."
from http://www.commoncause.org/publications/dec00/121500st.htm
