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From: gregjohn
Subject: Science question from a child.
Date: 7 Jun 2008 10:30:02
Message: <web.484a9a62ec68edfd34d207310@news.povray.org>

What would happen if you had diamond-paste toothpaste and black hole teeth?

(I encouraged him to modify the question to a more realistic one of "neutron
star material" teeth).

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From: Warp
Subject: Re: Science question from a child.
Date: 7 Jun 2008 11:19:39
Message: <484aa70b@news.povray.org>

gregjohn <pte### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
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> What would happen if you had diamond-paste toothpaste and black hole teeth?

> (I encouraged him to modify the question to a more realistic one of "neutron
> star material" teeth).

  That question is really odd, especially taken into account that the
toothpaste is completely irrelevant and inconsequential in this setting
(regardless of whether you have black hole or neutron star teeth).

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                                                          - Warp

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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Science question from a child.
Date: 7 Jun 2008 12:05:02
Message: <tacl44h258ik5shl5hkhj7t09fss6tgl67@4ax.com>

On Sat,  7 Jun 2008 10:25:38 EDT, "gregjohn" <pte### [at] yahoocom>
wrote:

>What would happen if you had diamond-paste toothpaste and black hole teeth?
>
>(I encouraged him to modify the question to a more realistic one of "neutron
>star material" teeth).
>
>
You would never need to go to the dentist, ever again :)
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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From: andrel
Subject: Re: Science question from a child.
Date: 7 Jun 2008 14:56:15
Message: <484AD9FF.3030105@hotmail.com>

gregjohn wrote:
> What would happen if you had diamond-paste toothpaste and black hole teeth?
> 
> (I encouraged him to modify the question to a more realistic one of "neutron
> star material" teeth).
> 
Consulting wikipedia for the density of neutron stars... Apparently the 
crust has a very low density so teeth made from superficial material 
might weigh only 100kg or so each. But they could weight a billion times 
more than that.
I don't think that you could make a scratch in neutron star material, 
not even with diamond, if that is the question.

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From: John VanSickle
Subject: Re: Science question from a child.
Date: 8 Jun 2008 04:44:38
Message: <484b9bf6$1@news.povray.org>

gregjohn wrote:
> What would happen if you had diamond-paste toothpaste and black hole teeth?
> 
> (I encouraged him to modify the question to a more realistic one of "neutron
> star material" teeth).

"You would have graver problems than tooth decay."

Regards,
John

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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: Science question from a child.
Date: 8 Jun 2008 11:27:23
Message: <484bfa5b@news.povray.org>

John VanSickle wrote:
> "You would have graver problems than tooth decay."

Atomic tooth decay, perhaps? What's the half-life of a nutronium tooth?

-- 
   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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