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- From: logajan@ns.network.com (John Logajan)
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- Subject: Re: The importance of being chained
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.180849.16727@ns.network.com>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 18:08:49 GMT
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- alexo+@cs.cmu.edu (Alex Orenshteyn) writes:
- >logajan@SLEEPY.NETWORK.COM (John Logajan) writes:
- >>It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that some sort of chain
- >>reaction *must* be appealed to.
-
- > I am glad someone else thinks there is a possibility of chain
- >reaction (possibly run-away if the geometry is right). As I said before,
- >people probably have to be carefull what kind of electrodes they build,
- >high surface/volume ratio is probably safe.
-
- Actually, I believe that the fact that there have been apparent very high
- gains and no runaway means that runaway conditions are *NOT* easy to obtain.
-
- I believe the following two properties are required to explain the current
- results.
-
- 1.) Any major anomalous heat *must* require a chain reaction of sorts.
-
- 2.) There is an inherent moderating mechanism opertating apart from but
- in conjuction with the chain.
-
- Without a chain reaction, there is no way to account for the huge gains.
- Without a moderating mechanism, there is no way to account for the lack
- of serious lab explosions.
-
- I have no idea what the chain reaction is, nor what the moderating mechanism
- is. I just know they are required to exist to explain the supposed data.
-
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