Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!optilink!cramer
From: cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: GAS PLASMA SCREENS!!
Message-ID: <3413@optilink.UUCP>
Date: 13 Apr 90 18:08:09 GMT
References: <1990Apr10.002440.9812@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <5601@amelia.nas.nasa.gov>
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In article <5601@amelia.nas.nasa.gov>, truesdel@sun418.nas.nasa.gov (David A. Truesdell) writes:
> feg@moss.ATT.COM (Forrest Gehrke,2C-119,7239,ATTBL) writes:
> 
> >In article <1074@lectroid.sw.stratus.com>, dts@pwllheli.sw.stratus.com (Daniel Senie) writes:
> >> In article <26226d66.1467@petunia.CalPoly.EDU>,
> >> jdudeck@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (John R. Dudeck) writes:
# ## |#CRT's DO NOT emit any radiation other than visible light!
# ## Explain this: Take the handset off of a standard telephone (Bell 2500
# ## saeries, for example) and unplug it from the phone. Hold the handset
# ## near your CRT and put your ear to the receiver. Where do you suppose the
# ## buzzing noise you hear is coming from?
# 
# #Before we get too far down this path, let's be certain everyone
# #knows the difference between electromagnetic radiation (radio,
# #for instance), and ionizing radiation (xrays, for instance).
# 
# Yes, lets make sure that everyone DOES know the difference between
# between radio waves, and x-rays.  Except for the energy level of the
# photons...
# 
# 	THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE.
# 
# Radio waves and X-rays are just differnt forms of the same thing.
# 
# If you don't understand this I'd suggest that you refresh your knowledge of
# basic science, and quickly.

Hey!  Stop directing those headlights at me!  You're going to give
me cancer! :-)

The difference in energy is substantial, and makes the difference
between a wave that you can spend all day looking at (visible
light), and a wave that will crisp your insides (microwaves), and
a wave that will rearrange your DNA (gamma rays).

This carelessness about distinguishing ionizing radiation from
non-ionizing radiation is going to lead us back into the Green
Dark Ages.
# dave truesdell (truesdel@prandtl.nas.nasa.gov)


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