Hey! That's interesting - how far can it be pushed?  Particles infinitely 
small, area infinitely large?  What area in the atomic range? - gee whizz
I reckon I'm swallowing more than I think I am with my CS!

Cheers    Terry


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jrowl...@nctimes.net>
To: <silver-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 7:35 AM
Subject: CS>1936 Reader's Digest on colloids


> A frequently referenced article many may be familiar with and a nice
> complement to Ron's posting of a 1914 Scientific American article (see
> Archives):
> "...Suppose we have a cube of iron measuring an inch on each edge. The
> total surface would be six square inches. The electrical charge is on
> the surface; therefore, the greater the surface the greater the charge;
> and if we divide the cube of iron into smaller pieces we increase the
> surface areas. By colloidal chemistry that iron cube can be divided into
> particles so minute that they are invisible, hence instead of six square
> inches of surface emanating electric energy, we have something like 127
> acres...The study of these phenomena constitutes the road to the
> ultimate in human knowledge."
> Chemistry's Miraculous Colloids by Kenneth Andrews
> http://www.life-enthusiast.com/ormus/orm_colloidal.htm
> Ron's post: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/m51861.html
> jr
> 
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