Re: FY;))[Pigdog] [glen@qnx.com: Under enough pressure, ravioli behaves as a gas.]

Randy (cryon@mindspring.com)
Wed, 30 Dec 1998 13:37:34 GMT

On Tue, 29 Dec 1998 10:34:08 -0800, you wrote:

>As we pass Cerenkov 1.0 in the target, we get a new phenomenon -- Cerenkov
>radiation. This is that distinctive blue glow seen around water-cooled
>reactors. It's just (relatively) harmless light (harmless compared to
>the other blast effects, that is). I mention it only because it's so
>nifty...

Yes...heard much about that as a nuclear reactor operator in the US Navy some years ago. We used to peer through the leaded glass when passing the reactor tunnel, hoping to catch a glimpse of the "Cerenkov glow." Never did see it, though.

However, I did see some Saint Elmo's Fire once though, out to sea on an aircraft carrier; also a blue glow, but an entirely different phenomenon....


Randy
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