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   mmeron@cars3.uchicago.edu to jmfbahciv@aol.com   
   Re: Why is absolute zero finite compared   
   27 Dec 03 23:39:48   
   
   XPost: sci.physics, sci.astro   
      
   In article <3feadb97$0$4746$61fed72c@news.rcn.com>, jmfbahciv@aol.com writes:   
   >In article ,   
   >   mmeron@cars3.uchicago.edu wrote:   
   >>In article <3fe87200$0$4739$61fed72c@news.rcn.com>, jmfbahciv@aol.com   
   >writes:   
   >>>In article ,   
   >>>   mmeron@cars3.uchicago.edu wrote:   
   >>>>In article , bjacoby@iwaynet.net writes:   
   >>>>>In sci.astro mmeron@cars3.uchicago.edu wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> This is not philosp[hy but physics, so what it "seems" to you is   
   >>>>>> irrelevant.  Temperature has a physical definition and it is *not*   
   >>>>>> energy.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>So let's do some physics!  Are you saying that Temperature has NO   
   >>>>>relation to energy of a system?   
   >>>>   
   >>>>It appears that reading comprehension is a dying art:-(   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Compare the two statements:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>1)  Temperature is not energy.   
   >>>>2)  Temperature is not related to energy.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>Now, which of the two statements I used, in the text above?  Take your   
   >>>>time, if you run into difficulties comparing, try to count words:-)   
   >>>   
   >>>1)...one...four....ten...two.   
   >>>2)...one..eight...twenty-three...forty-seven.   
   >>>Original...five...twelve...sixty-nine...a hundred.   
   >>>   
   >>>IF TWO=FORTY-SEVEN, CALL EXIT.   
   >>>   
   >>>>When you'll recognize the difference, you're welcome to ask further   
   >>>>questions.  Till then, don't bother, I'm not responding to strawmen,   
   >>>>as a rule.   
   >>>   
   >>>[emoticon stuffs more straw padding in its overalls]   
   >>>   
   >>:-)))   
   >   
   >Whew!!  [emoticon wipes anticipation sweat from brow]  I was   
   >expecting a boot.   
   >   
   Why?  It was funny.   
      
   Mati Meron                      | "When you argue with a fool,   
   meron@cars.uchicago.edu         |  chances are he is doing just the same"   
      
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