> Terry sez > > Jones sez > Well, the aluminum was in the cabinet. :-) Actually, > she had planned to sleep in the spare room; but, we have > this new mattress and I didn't think it fair to her or me > to sleep on the old one. The beta is only slightly more > energetic at 290 keV than C-14; so, I figured a meter of > atmosphere should be adequate. The foil is insurance. > But it really has the cat puzzled.
Personally, I think the emotional benefits of cohabitation far outweigh the obvious concerns here, but that's just MHO. BTW, I know of a former employee who was found hiding under his desk by the night watchman one fateful evening who swears to the benefits lining his cranium and bedroom walls with tin foil. Something about blocking "maser tabs" from entering. > > BTW for the 'Revelationists' out there... Tel Aviv > > is only an hour's drive from Megiddo... and I > > suppose you know the significance of that. > > 16:16 to be exact. Although, I am *not* a believer: > > "And he gathered them together into a place called in > the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. " > > I wonder why John of Patmos used the phrase "in the > Hebrew tongue"? <eg> > > A major intersection and the site of many a battle! But, > I believe the one you allude to is described in Zechariah > 14:12 > > "Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon > their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their > holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their > mouth." > Exciting bedtime stores! Ought to put me to sleep at night in no time. Surely someone has done the math to calculate just how much volumetric space would be necessary to house all the animals that marched into the Ark two-by-two. And don't forget all of their specific dietary needs. Glad I wasn't the stable boy. Just what did they feed the carnivores with? Manna? Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com
