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The WKPP logo and patch IS a helium atom - you see it everywhere. Been
that way for ten years. Look and see it. 




J. Scott Landon (409) 886-9587 wrote:
> 
> okay, here it is one last time.  this is supposed to be a cave
> diving list, so drop it after this.
> 
> an alpha particle consists of two protons and two neutrons and is
> the same as a helium nucleus.  it is nothing else.  one proton is
> the same as a hydrogen nucleus and is not an alpha paricle.
> 
> there are two S orbitals, not one.  H and He have electrons in
> the 1S orbital.  Li and Be have electrons in the 1S and 2S
> orbitals.  1S and 2S are both spherical orbitals.
> 
> an octet does not refer to a full 1S or 2S orbital.  not until
> you reach Ne on the periodic table do you have a full octet of
> valence electrons.  even then, they fall into 4 categories (S,
> Px, Py, and Pz).  the P and S electrons have different energy
> levels.
> 
> in north america, helium is mined from wells in texas, kansas,
> oklahoma, and saskatchewan.  air products does not adiabatically
> produce helium.  helium is only 5.24 +/- 0.04 ppm by volume in
> air.  it is not economically feasible to do this cryogenic
> distillation.  somebody must be getting mixed up between what
> chemists and physicists may attempt to do in the lab and what is
> real on a plant level.  refrigeration is extremely expensive.
> air products mines their helium in kansas domestically and
> algeria overseas.
> 
> helium from the sun does not enter the earth's atmosphere.  i
> loved that one.
> 
> aviator's oxygen does NOT have all the moisture removed.  more is
> removed (versus usp) by additional vacuums on the cylinder to
> lower the dew point.  the lower dew point is necessary in
> aviators to prevent freezing in the air lines at extreme
> altitudes where temperatures drop well into negative numbers.
> 
> tdi is being watched by the dea and fbi as we type.  watch as
> mulder and scully begin searching for clues to the great round
> one's origin.  if they prove unsuccessful, they may bring in
> vinny terranova from the OCB.
> 
> deep air if for FAS idiots.
> 
> so, if a non-scientist like george has all of this figured out,
> why don't all of the "scientists"?
> 
> scott
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