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- From: amorgan@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Crunchy Frog)
- Subject: Re: BIOLOGICAL ALCHEMY
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.025447.22339@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU>
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- Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.
- References: <1992Nov17.163444.2391@cnsvax.uwec.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 02:54:47 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.163444.2391@cnsvax.uwec.edu>
- mcelwre@cnsvax.uwec.edu writes:
-
- I think you forgot the similies in this post, but never mind.
-
- > BIOLOGICAL ALCHEMY
- > ( ANOTHER Form of COLD FUSION )
- > ( ALTERNATIVE Heavy Element Creation in Universe )
- >
- > (1) Obtain a good sample of plant seeds, all of the same
- > kind. [Some kinds might work better that others.]
- > (2) Divide the sample into two groups of equal weight
- > and number.
- > (3) Sprout one group in distilled water on filter paper
- > for three or four weeks.
- > (4) Separately incinerate both groups.
- > (5) Weigh the residue from each group. [The residue of
- > the sprouted group will usually weigh at least
- > SEVERAL PERCENT MORE than the other group.]
-
- Yeah, but listen tiger. If the plants are converting energy into mass
- (they couldn't just be growing could they, plants do get some nutrients
- out of the air..... nahhh, that would make it too easy) then they would
- need a SHITLOAD of energy to make an appreciable amount of mass. Where
- does that energy come from?
-
- C Frog
-