In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:18:41 -0700: Hi, [snip] >----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] > >H + 62Ni => 63Cu + 6.122 MeV > >When you looked at the beta decay of 63Ni, you forgot the energy from the >addition of the proton. This energy has to be carried by something. > > >Hmmm ... burp ... how about a loan, Robin? Isn't this where Alice makes her >quantum deal at the Heisenberg bank ...? > >Unlike the situation with a neutron ... (if one is looking for a distasteful >rationalization) - energy must be supplied to overcome the Coulomb barrier >... even with partial screening provided by the tight electron. So if the >initial price (of Alice's Restaurant) due to the tight "bond" market was >$8.8 million and she and her electron partner put in equity of $2.7 million >to get them into the back door; then the deal closes fast and she repays >strong-force agent with quick profits of $6.1 million on completion, with >about $20k as interest :)
The point is the $6.1 million profit, upon which taxes have to be paid. ;) Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html

