Gail Shaw wrote:
> I've read some of the discussions. Thing with the virtual particles - how do
> you make them real. Only way I know of is a black hole, and they don't make
> good pets.

You take away all the virtual particles that would cancel out the ones 
you want.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_effect

I never knew until recently that it wasn't a microscopic effect, but 
hundreds of atoms in size and an atmosphere worth of pressure. Pretty cool.

And, apparently, there's no real reason to think thermodynamics applies 
to this energy.

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     "That's pretty. Where's that?"
          "It's the Age of Channelwood."
     "We should go there on vacation some time."

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