Regarding this micro-super-nova, note that I said this is "improbable" meaning I do not believe it. I entertain the hypothesis, which Beene finds entertaining. So far, three improbable ideas have been proposed:
1. Cu amounting to 10% of the cell volume migrates in through stainless steel walls. Presumably, 10% of the Ni migrates out. 2. The cell acts as a micro-super-nova. 3. Actual super-novas produce different isotopic ratios, which is contrary to the last 70 years of astronomy. Beene apparently believes #1 and #3. I do not believe any of them, so Beene is evidently a better candidate for SNL than I am. I have never seen SNL, except for the Palin impersonations, so I wouldn't know about that. Beene also subscribes to a number of other highly improbable notions, such as the idea that professors cannot read digital scales, or that they might overlook a factor of 10 difference between two methods of determining a flow rate. I do not find that laughable. I do not think that laughing at people is appropriate at this forum. I don't see anything funny about any of this. It is rather annoying. - Jed
