Stuff Part 1

Shouldn't the science writers know something about science?

Hydrated electrons probed. And first paragraph:

An essential molecule making up 70% of human cells, water is harmless liquid—until there are electrons in its midst.

Chemistry types are already crying. Explain water's harmlessness to people who've drowned. Oh, wait, you can't, they're dead. But good Lord, stay away from water that has... gasp... ELECTRONS!!! It's not like every water molecule has ten or anything.

The rates of electron relaxation for both experiments were measured in femtoseconds, which is equivalent to 50 millionths of a billionth of a second.

Uh... uh... uh... Dude? 50 millionths of a billionth of a second is actually 50 femtoseconds.

posted by Beetle Aurora Drake 11/17/2004 06:29:00 PM #
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