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Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 14:48:58 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: SCI.CRYONICS Mr.X versus J.C

Date sent:  30-SEP-1994 14:48:09 
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>                          J.C versus Mr.X
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>The liquid LN may not penetrate but contaminates may. J.C
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>Diffuse into a solid at LN2 temperatures? Not bloody likely. Look at
>the Ahrenius (sp?) equation some time. Mr.X
>
>1) The diffusion can take place during the cooling process. J.C
>
>You are again completely ignorant. By the time the patient hits
>nitrogen at all he's already at -100C and is a solid block. Mr.x
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>2) The equation you mention is unreliable at low temperatures. J.C
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>No its not. It consistantly overestimates if anything. Again, you are
>completely ignorant on this. Mr.X
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>Only at 0 Kelvin will no diffusion take place. J.C
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>Sure, solids diffuse. I'm sure that within five or ten million years
>contaminants would work their way at least an inch in. I'd say the
>effect is ignorable. Mr.X
>
>I am glad to see you finally agree. Frozen water is less dense than most
>solids and therefore diffusion will take place more rapidly. Checkmate!
>Jan (John) Coetzee.
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>P.S. I think my reply will help to dump the "Clock" hypothesis on garbage heap
>of Bio History. Jan (John) Coetzee.
>
>Anyone ever tell you you were a megalomaniac and not a very skilled one eit
>her? The "cells fight each other" notion sounds rather like bullshit thought
> of on a night when you were too drunk. Science is done by performing lots
>of research, not by speaking from inspiration gained by navel gazing. Mr.X
>
>Ever heard about autoimmune diseases and the theory that aging is an
>autoimmune disease? Again checkmate! Jan (John) Coetzee.

What a nice chat!
Jan (John) Coetzee.

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