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5 Sep 2024 01:18:59 EDT (-0400)
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From: Orchid XP v8
Date: 29 Nov 2009 12:06:10
Message: <4b12aa02$1@news.povray.org>
Darren New wrote:

> QM of photons interacting with electrons is QED, Quantum 
> Electrodynamics. That covers everything but nuclear reactions and 
> gravity. I.e., all of chemistry and everything that's based on 
> chemistry, as well as why electrons "orbit" the nucleus, *why* the 
> periodic table of elements is how it is, electricity, friction, lasers, 
> pauli exclusion, partial and total reflections, diffraction gratings, 
> polarization, etc.

Wait, back up a sec - you mean there's a *reason* why the transition 
metals exist? And people actually know WTF this reason is??

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