Re: [Phys-L] Halfway point ???

[brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

Taking myself as a proxy for the General Public, I can share the mild 
sense of wonder I experienced when contemplating the scale between dust 
and Earth as compared to proton
and dust. Reminds me of that popular video clip of  orders of magnitude 
from the Eames brothers "Powers of Ten"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhofN1xX6u0

Brian Whatcott

On 4/3/2015 5:06 PM, Bob Sciamanda wrote:
> OK, so the "geometric mean" concept can acquit this "halfway" assertion.
> But of what use is this unexplained statement in a media presentation 
> to the general public?  What does the general public think of as
> "halfway between here and there"?  Should such "hidden technical 
> meanings" be used to play games with the general public?
> To what end?
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Bob Sciamanda
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 8:55 AM
> To: PHYS-L
> Subject: [Phys-L] Halfway point ???
>
> Wimp.com posted this banner, with no explanation ==>
>
>            Today's Fun Fact: An average dust particle is the halfway 
> point between the size of the Earth and the size of a proton.
>
>
> Can anyone discern a “thought process” which makes this statement 
> meaningful ?
>
> Bob Sciamanda
> Physics, Edinboro Univ of PA (Em)
> treborsci@verizon.net
> www.sciamanda.com
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