On Jun 19, 2007, at 2:00 AM, Nick Palmer wrote:
By the way, the ridiculous debate about the radiation from "both sides" has mutated slightly - Paul originally said it radiates X watts PER SQUARE METRE from both sides. He is now leaving out the capitalised part (because he secretly realises his mistake and is hoping that we won't notice...).
Yes, Paul's web site is indeed in serious need of correction. He should correct it lest someone might think he is an idiot. It says: "Blackbody radiation: At a room temperature of 297 Kelvin (74.93 F, 23.85 C) both sides of a thin sheet of opaque material radiates 882.4 Watts per square meter. " See:
http://emwiki.info I patiently await its correction. Riddle: Bob and John both run at 10 MPH. How fast does Bob run? Riddle: Both Bob and John run at 10 MPH. How fast does Bob run? Regards, Horace Heffner
