http://www.rsc.org/AboutUs/News/Pres...emicalFree.aspThe Royal Society of Chemistry is today reclaiming the word chemical from the advertising and marketing industries......Dr Neville Reed, a director of the RSC, said today: "I'd be happy to give a million pounds to the first member of the public who could place in my hands any material I consider 100% chemical free.
skb
This one's been discussed over on the Bad Science forum, with speculation on whether delivering a vacuum or a plasma would win the prize. Also some uncertainty about whether "place in my hands" precludes any sort of container which would of course be made from chemicals.
I was thinking along the lines of a vacuum, but then it falls down as it contains no material. A plasma doesnt cut it either.Originally Posted by Trinoc
Will have a look over at bad science
skb
hmmm....
How about a joke. It could be considered as comedy 'material' and, consisiting as it does of sound waves alone, it possess no chemicals
skb
What's wrong with plasma? It's definitely matter. I reckoned it could be objected to on the basis that there will always be the odd unionised* atom present, it requires a container, and it requires a constant source of energy to keep it in a plasma state.
If they are serious (which I doubt - they probably don't have a million quid), then they must define exactly what a chemical is, and in what form the candidate substance has to be presented.
[* That is, an atom that's always refusing to work and demanding more money ...]
Wiki gives the following definition of a plasma:
Agree that 'chemical' and 'material' need to be defined, together with mode of presentationIn physics and chemistry, plasma is a partially ionized gas, in which a certain proportion of electrons are free rather than being bound to an atom or molecule
skb
another hmmm moment
How about Nonbaryonic Dark Matter:
Just need to work out how to bottle itNonbaryonic dark matter refers to substances containing no atoms and does not interact with electromagnetic forces, such as black holes, axions, and supersymmetric particles. Dark matter is hypothetical in itself, not to mention the nonbaryonic form. As dark matter has no true shape or being, it is easily imaginable without atoms. This form of dark matter has extremely high or low mass, contributing to the dissimilarities in galaxy rotation curves. There are three promininent theories on nonbaryonic dark matter, which are Hot Dark Matter (HDM), Warm Dark Matter (WDM), and Cold Dark Matter (CDM), where WDM is a merger between the other two theories. This sort of dark matter normally deals with hypothetical calculations about what happens in a black hole, around a black hole, and forming a black hole. Although there are still many skeptics, nonbaryonic dark matter is generally accepted as existing, even in our own galaxy.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonbaryonic_dark_matter"
skb
The amazing 100% chemical free product:
http://www.lovethegarden.com/product...llpurpose.html
They have this on special in Asda at the moment, quick get down there. 8)
I think you may have a problem persuading anyone that you managed to place a sound wave in their hands. In reality the only way the joke can then still be considered a joke is the mind and that renders it a Meme.
What about a chunk of matter from a neutron star? You should stand back when you hand it over though ...
Arrh, cool. Found it next to the loo rolls
So fresh I could sware it was made that morning. Try with a marinade of Bose-Einstein condensate...
A word or two would be nice..........6 posts of smileys......hhmmm........
hhmmm indeed.
Could just be a very happy person......
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