AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGggggg. I'm going to go read Kenny Boy's site. It'll calm my nerves...
John Graves wrote: > Peter, > > It's simple.......you get very bucky playing with iridium....It's called > accidental science. > > John G. > > > P. J. Alling wrote: > >> How the hell do you build buckyballs out of iridium? >> >> graywolf wrote: >> >> >>> Try a radioactive iridium one-foot diameter buckyball meteor with an 160 >>> million year old atmosphere eating virus inside. From a 2004 novel by a >>> best selling author. >>> >>> You don't have to go back to the 1930's to find authors who make up science >>> from buzzwords in the popular press. >>> >>> >>> >>> P. J. Alling wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> He seems to take the Rule of Thumb, and applies an incomplete >>>> understanding of the underlying theory to produce very poor baffelgab, >>>> (a science fiction term for complete nonsense dressed up in scintillator >>>> or engineering sounding terms). This makes his technical stuff read like >>>> particularly poor 1930's Science Fiction. >>>> >>>> Peter Jordan wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I hope for the sake of your health, that his knowledge of his specialist >>>>> subject isn't better than your doctor's! >>>>> >>>>> Peter >>>>> >>>>> Rebekah wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> How informative. His handwriting is worse than my doctor's! >>>>>> >>>>>> rg2 >>>>>> >>>>>> On 9/15/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> He has a "Diffraction page", and I am very afraid. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Peter Jordan wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It's a bit like my dog explaining quantum mechanics. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mtf.htm >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thew most accurate and understandable line in the whole piece? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "MTF is way beyond the scope of this website" >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Out of the mouths of babes, sucklings and kenny boy! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Peter >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Remember, it's pillage then burn. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
