Re: [asa] The Patient Creator

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Jim Armstrong <jarmstro@qwest.net> wrote:

> I think extraordinarily improbable events DO take place every day.
>

Jim,

One needs to quantify what "improbable" means.

So, let me ask this. Lets assume we have a very large box containing
helium gas. Pick any size box you want, lets say its solar system sized.
The temperature is 300K and the pressure is 1 atmosphere.

How many helium atoms are excited above ground level to the next higher
level?

Best Regards,
-Dave

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Received on Thu Jun 18 12:44:56 2009