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To: BroJoeK
So Bill Nye the Science Guy clearly qualifies as a "scientist".

James Maxwell, Lord Kelvin, Paul Dirac, Bill Nye.

41 posted on 09/20/2014 9:44:34 PM PDT by Ethan Clive Osgoode (<<== Click here to learn about Evolution!)
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To: Ethan Clive Osgoode; BroJoeK

Bill Nye has a degree in mechanical engineering. But he is an entertainer who poses as a ‘scientist’.

“On March 12, 2011, Nye made an appearance on CNN to discuss the evolving nuclear incidents in Japan as a result of the devastating earthquake and tsunami there. Nye erroneously stated that cesium is used to “slow and control” the nuclear reaction.[24][25] In reality, cesium (specifically cesium-137) is a nuclear fission product, not a control rod material.

“Nye also erroneously stated that the nuclear reactor involved in the Three Mile Island incident is still running (the reactor involved in the incident has been decommissioned, but there is a second reactor at the site that is still operating as of February 2014) and that the use of boron to slow the nuclear chain reaction is uncommon, when in fact boron-10 is commonly used in control rods, and is circulated in the coolant of reactors in the United States, as well as stored on site as a method of emergency shutdown.[25][26][27]”


63 posted on 09/24/2014 1:54:53 AM PDT by Pelham (California, what happens when you won't deport illegals)
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