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Did everybody get up on the wrong side of the bed today - I know it's cold in Florida but lighten up it'll get warmer honest. Esat before you jump on this comment I have no idea if you are in Florida or Florence just seems everyone is in a bad mood (particularly the guys in FL). At 05:55 AM 2/6/96 -0800, EE Atikkan wrote: >You wrote: >> >>Well that's why I said you could say it was a catalyst. In general >lay >>terms a catalyst is usually refered to as something that speeds up a >>reaction such as heat (or in general energy). Now obviously energy is >not a >>catalyst, it does not lower the activation energy, it provides it. >But as >>this is a diving forum and not a chemical engineering one I thought >the term >>catalyst was good enough - > >About as OK as calling air used in SCUBA diving 'oxyen', a common error >in non diving circles. >The problem is 'reliability'. Unless there is an unmistakable >indication that the statement is tongue in cheek, the tendency is to >doubt the knowledge of the poster and discount the entire message. >Language and its proper use, in particular the proper use of >terminology, is even more important on a forum like thise were a >diversity of backgrounds exist. > >Why do we post - to share information or to ask questions. >In the former case, the information is being disseminated & 'wrong' >learning or confusin can result if post is inaccurate. > > >My unitless 0.02. > >Esat Atikkan > > > ======================================================================== David Hurt - Fisons Instruments Ph 913 491 2826 Fax 913 491 2934 E-Mail hurt@fi*.co* =======================================================================
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