29 MAR 2012 by ideonexus
Gravity is an Extremely Feeble Force
...imagine holding an electron in your left hand and another electron in your right hand and bringing
these two identical electrically charged particles close together. Their mutual gravitational attraction will favor their getting closer
while their electromagnetic repulsion will try to drive them apart. Which is stronger? There is no contest: The electromagnetic
repulsion is about a million billion billion billion billion (10 to the 42th) times stronger! If your right bicep represents the s...In comparison to the other forces holding the Universe together.
30 AUG 2011 by ideonexus
Honorable Description of Thomas Addis
Injustice or oppression in the next street...or any spot inhabited by men was a personal affront to Thomas Addis and his name, from its early alphabetical place, was conspicuous on lists of sponsors of scores of organizations fighting for democracy and against fascism. He worked on more committees than could reasonably have been expected of so busy a man... Tom Addis was happy to have a hand in bringing to the organization of society some of the logic of science and to further that understand...The man was a humanist, charitable and sponsor of organizations fighting for democracy.