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Re: radiometer paradox

At 23:33 6/13/97 -0500, you wrote:
... This is
another mis-conception that I have tried to squash for many years now.

... i'm told that if a millitorr vacuum is drawn on
the glass, it won't work at all.

Pete


Actually, this perverse 'radiometer' action attains its greatest
speeds between 10^-2 and 10^-5 mm. Hg. (1 torr = 1 mm. Hg)

Regards
brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK