On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 06:36:58PM -0500, Napoleon wrote: > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: >> On Friday 2008 November 28 15:28, lee wrote: >>> On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 04:13:21PM -0500, Andrew Reid wrote: >>>> On Friday 28 November 2008 14:10, lee wrote: >>>>> Is it even possible to measure a mere potential? >>>> You mean, in principle? Of course. >>> It takes energy to defect particles or to change the shape of a >>> crystal, doesn't it? You would be observing/measuring effects and >>> *deduce* that there is a potential, but that is different from >>> observing/measuring the potential itself, isn't it? >> >> Yes, it takes energy. It doesn't take current. > > Actually, it does. Energy (power) is voltage * current. Without > current, you have no energy.
Wrong. >> BTW, I agree a bit with an earlier poster that you a being a bit of a >> twat. This mailing list isn't really appropriate for epistemological >> discussions. > > Me, three. One more. -- Ken Irving -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
