Re: Electrospray Ionization (ESI)

2005-06-11 Thread Frederick Sparber
Michael Foster wrote: I have used a non-polar alkane hydrocarbon which has been heat evaporated to make and transport an electrostatic charge. There was no spray involved here, merely evaporation and condensation. As far as I can tell, this is a simple triboelectric phenomenon, which I can

Re: Chernitski (was Re: MAHG update hypothesis) Chernetski

2005-06-11 Thread Christopher Arnold
Jones, I am not against you, but people would rather listen to Hal -thenthey should really take a close look at him, his background and "what" he has said Vs what he now says. If Hal hasunkind words about mydevice, why don't you ask him if it is from personal experience and get him to publicly

OT: What's The World Coming To?

2005-06-11 Thread Jones Beene
What's the World Coming To? In the Brave New World of 2005, answer me this batman? when you say my name, I'm gone! what am I? Wait, Wait . Don't Tell Me! ANS: Flashback to Mr. Robinson [advising a young Benjamin Braddock] son, I just have two words of advice for you... ta-da... a

Re: Heat Pipe Bio-Gas Generator

2005-06-11 Thread Frederick Sparber
In the early 70s I used a2 foot long X 1.5 inchschedule 80 pipe partially filled with a mix of water leached from wood ashes and various types of biomass, heated by an electrical band heater on the evaporator end A needle valve on the (water cooled) condenser end allowed bleed-off of the

Re: question about terminology

2005-06-11 Thread Harry Veeder
Hmmm... the notation |x| is useful. Also I just remembered, and it is worth noting, that a displacement vector has an associated scalar distance. Summarising in a table: Vector Scalar symbol name symbol name d displacement |d| distance

Re: question about terminology

2005-06-11 Thread Jones Beene
Subject: Re: question about terminology OK. Bilk and all you other sci-neologist on the Saturday scene... you can't pass this one up. The scalar of acceleration = 1) Sq-eed or Sqarvel ? 2) Prejerk or P'jerk ? 3) ?? Summarising in a table: Vector Scalar symbol

RE: question about terminology

2005-06-11 Thread Steven Vincent Johnson
From: Jones Beene Subject: Re: question about terminology OK. Bilk and all you other sci-neologist on the Saturday scene... you can't pass this one up. The scalar of acceleration = 1) Sq-eed or Sqarvel ? 2) Prejerk or P'jerk ? 3) ?? Alas, for the last hour and a half my spouse and I

Re: question about terminology

2005-06-11 Thread Harry Veeder
This is of some interest. from http://www.etymonline.com/ accelerate c.1525, from L. acceleratus, pp. of accelerare quicken, from ad- to + celerare hasten, from celer swift (see celerity). Accelerator in motor vehicle sense is first recorded 1900. celerity 1483, from M.Fr. célérité, from

Re: What's The World Coming To?

2005-06-11 Thread George Baldwin
Everyone's gone to the moon Not *everyone*, the writer of the song just went inside for a bit. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4388913.stm GB - Original Message - From: Jones Beene [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vortex vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 4:40 PM

Re: What's The World Coming To?

2005-06-11 Thread Jones Beene
- Original Message - From: George Baldwin Everyone's gone to the moon Not *everyone*, the writer of the song just went inside for a bit. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4388913.stm Ha! not exactly 'synchonicity-in-action' but pretty fair timing... not to

Re: Biomass vs Fossil Fuels

2005-06-11 Thread Frederick Sparber
Jim Dumesic and crew are hard at it. http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com./rea/news/story?id=32853 Scientists Proclaim "Green Diesel" Breakthrough June 7, 2005 "The current delivered cost of biomass is comparable or even cheaper than petroleum-based feedstock on an energy basis." George

[OT]Strange dream

2005-06-11 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
Hi, Last night I dreamt I was looking up at a partly clouded sky, and the moon was moving in steps around the edge of a circle. After watching this a few seconds, I noticed that it wasn't the moon, because the moon was larger, and partly obscured by a cloud off to the left. Then another moon

RE: [OT]Strange dream

2005-06-11 Thread Steven Vincent Johnson
From: Robin van Spaandonk Hi, Last night I dreamt I was looking up at a partly clouded sky, and the moon was moving in steps around the edge of a circle. After watching this a few seconds, I noticed that it wasn't the moon, because the moon was larger, and partly obscured by a cloud off to