Saturday, March 28, 2009

some corrections

  • The vocoder and auto-tune are different devices.
  • In nuclear fusion, atoms smash together to combine, e.g. two hydrogens combining to produce helium and a spare neutron. However, wikipedia thinks hydrogen bombs use a different fusion fuel than liquid hydrogen (a mix of H-2 and H-3), since that is a hassle to work with.
  • Neutrons can break down into an electron, a proton and an antineutrino via 'beta decay.'
  • Alpha particles are helium nuclei. Proton emission is much more rare.
  • People lose considerable mass through perspiration. I assume that is much more true for elephants.

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