Re: CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

[brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>]

At 16:01 7/15/97 -0700, Leigh wrote:
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> *I* have a difficulty? The impediment, Sir, is on the other foot!
....
> I offer you one block of iron at zero pressure and absolute zero.
> Most of us here will believe that the energy of this system is
> given by E=mc^2, a traditional form. Now, please get some work
> out of it.
....
> Leigh
The answer is so obvious as to be trivial.
 I arbitrarily choose Fe59 and capture the beta minus 
with 45 day half life.

The thermodynamic efficiency of the sink promises a
 very high conversion to work.

Regards

brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK