happy anniversary Mr & Mrs Platt carbon has just the right balance of stability and willingness to interact that makes it the most versatile atom, so I have been told.
David M ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 3:04 AM Subject: Re: [MD] subject/object: pragmatism > Quoting Krimel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> [Platt] >> I should live so long. :-) >> >> [Krimel] >> So you should, my friend. The Vulcan Benediction "Live long and prosper" >> says it well, wouldn't you say? > > Yes I would, and thanks. By the way, are you knowledgeable about carbon? > I saw on TV tonight a documentary about nanotubes made of carbon that > promise > to produce composites ten times the strength of steel or more. The show > appeared > coincidentally because this morning I spent some time at a jewelery store > looking > at diamond baguettes which I believe are carbon. (My wife wants an > addition to > her engagement ring for our upcoming anniversary.) Then I was reminded > that Pirsig > talked about the characteristics of carbon that made it especially suited > to > create new forms. Finally carbon coal is a source of energy. Seems that if > any > material could be classified as especially susceptible to the vagaries of > chance > and probability it would be carbon. Haven't I read somewhere that it's > also the > basis of life? > > I'd appreciate any thoughts you might have on the subject although what it > has to do with philosophy is a stretch other than Pirsig seems to > attribute > to it magical qualities. After looking at (and pricing) diamonds, I can > say carbon can have very high value. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
