Switch off at the socket?
Norman Wells wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Norman Wells wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Bill Wright wrote:
OK how does a clock spring store energy without *any*
atomic/sub-atomic effects?
Because it's springy, stupid.
And how does it get to be that way without reference to its
molecular constituents?
Intra-molecular conformation for one thing. If, for example, you
have two long molecules that are intertwined, it will take some
force to separate them. That's nothing to do with the molecules
themselves but their physical arrangement or conformation.
Ah, so its not about the lumps, its about the connections. And what,
pray, are the connections 'made of'?
What holds the atoms in this arrangement? why don't they wander off
independently?
Friction, shape, conformation, and lack of desire to be adventurous.
Iron and steels vary in
their springiness because of their crystalline structures. What
you're observing are physical, macro effects.
And how come they take up crystalline forms?
Everyone should have a hobby.
Is that really the best you can do?
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