Not such a small problem...
 

J G Miller wrote:
Illustrated version at

http://www.twopenguinsoneiceberg.COM/archive/penguin-jokes-003/

It's websites like that that give me hope for the internet - and, indeed,
the human race. Thank you, J G.

André Coutanche

Not such a small problem...
 

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Peter Duncanson
saying something like:

Thus, it seems that no mass is converted into energy. However, this
is not entirely correct. The mass of an atom is more than the sum of
the individual masses of its protons and neutrons, which is what
those numbers represent. Extra mass is a result of the binding
energy that holds the protons and neutrons of the nucleus together.

Absolutely.
Unless, of course, the pixies at the other end of the Universe are
pumping it in as fast as we use it.
Makes much more sense to me.

Phlogiston Phil.

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On Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:34:42 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon
wrote:

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember J G Miller saying
something like:

A process called counter-current heat exchange transfers the heat
from blood vessels going to the feet warming the blood as it comes
from the feet.

This way the blood is already cold when it gets to the feet and has
less heat to lose to the environment.

Most of the heat is retained by the body.

A similar process traps the heat in the penguin’s expelled breath
through their noses, helping to conserve that precious body heat.

Amazing stuff.

It's the chocolate

Did I not explain it very well?
 

On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:42:59 +0100, Steve Terry wrote:

Richard Tobin wrote:

The recent discovery of large deposits of the heavy metal Lithium

Heavy? Lithium is actually the lightest metal element in the periodic
table.

in a desert in South America has been a big help towards reducing
the future costs of Li-ion batteries


I'm sorry to be responding so late, but I came across this posting whilst
trawling through the past couple of months worth to pick up unread
postings that had slipped the net the first time round and this
uncorrected error bugged me enough to make this posting.


--
Regards JB Good

Did I not explain it very well?
 

On Saturday, April 16th, 2011 at 03:39:39h +0100, Johny B Good explained:

On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:42:59 +0100, Steve Terry
wrote:

Richard Tobin wrote:

The recent discovery of large deposits of the heavy metal Lithium

Heavy? Lithium is actually the lightest metal element in the periodic
table.

Maybe he was intending/trying/wanting to use the term "alkali metal",
but a few neurons got crossed?

Did I not explain it very well?
 

J G Miller wrote:

Maybe he was intending/trying/wanting to use the term "alkali metal",
but a few neurons got crossed?

You know that bloke who does science programmes, Jim Alkali? I wonder if
his ancestor invented litmus paper...

Bill