On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:59:39 -0700, Keith Hughes
wrote:


My, my: "it's just plain wrong": he said a column of 32 ft,

Uhmmm, no, he said a "32' column of water". Can you see the difference?

Hmmm..Priestley certainly could. His water barometer had a water
column round 32 or 33 ft high.
How 'bout that! :-)

Gee, I didn't know you were using 'smart' molecules that travel *only*
in the direction you want them too.
.....
Keith Hughes



Ho, hum: if half of them go in the wrong direction
until their first collision, it must take them a really, really,
REALLY long time to diffuse through the water vapor/rarified air mix!

Brian W