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To: zeestephen

And that effect is cause by the heating of the vane not anything else....Lord you know so little fundamental science


32 posted on 03/06/2012 8:23:48 AM PST by Nifster
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To: Nifster

“Lord you know so little fundamental science.”

Well, you're at least half right.

I haven't thought about radiometers in 50 years, so, guilty, your honor, I thought they were vacuum sealed, and I thought the motion was caused by photons agitating the electrons in the vane.

As to fundamental science, hmmm, I think I could still crack the top 10 percentile on a standardized test.

I know that photons have no mass, but I always assumed that was a theoretical convenience that allowed them to have properties of both waves and particles.

And, as I recall, it is theoretically impossible for a photon to have zero mass inside a super conductor.

But I'm sure you'll set me straight if I'm mistaken.

36 posted on 03/06/2012 2:12:17 PM PST by zeestephen
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