Thanks Matthew, I read all these fascinating bits of information and really appreciate each of you contributors! At age 80, I'm still eagerly searching for new ideas that I can apply to help those around me who are less fortunate.
It's like having a difficult large multi-piece jig-saw puzzle and as you study & can't "see or find" the right piece to fit, someone passes and glances & immediately spots the correct piece to fit. Thanks to EACH of you! Sincerely, Richard Harris, 56 yr FL Pharmacist -----Original Message----- From: Matthew McCann PE [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 9:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: CS>about a extraordinary experiment The idea of an out-of-circuit cathode raises interesting possibilities regardless of the outcome of the replicate experiment now in progress. If the experiment succeeds and the existence of silver confirmed in the product, it might be explained (classically) by regarding the glass vessel as a dielectric, not just an insulator. Dielectrics can pass charge by the polarization of their (immobile) molecules. After all, Kirchhoff's Current Law is not contradicted by air-gap capacitors, electrolytic capacitors or MOSFET devices. If the experiment does not succeed, it still suggests a possible improvement. Why not connect a small silver cathode inside the vessel with a larger aluminum foil on the outside? The aluminum outrigger co-cathode can then shape the electric field, perhaps advantageously, to increase the hydration of silver particulates and decrease their agglomeration. Best wishes!
