From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Nov 19 12:33:13 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id MAA02620 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 19 Nov 1996 12:33:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from rover.village.org (rover.village.org [204.144.255.49]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA02599 for ; Tue, 19 Nov 1996 12:33:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from rover.village.org [127.0.0.1] by rover.village.org with esmtp (Exim 0.56 #1) id E0vPwpe-0000Ca-00; Tue, 19 Nov 1996 13:31:46 -0700 To: jlemon@americantv.com (Jonathan Lemon) Subject: Re: Who needs Perl? We do! Cc: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert), msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith), ejs@bfd.com, hackers@freebsd.org In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 19 Nov 1996 13:33:50 CST." <199611191933.TAA26518@right.PCS> References: <199611191933.TAA26518@right.PCS> <199611190132.MAA25471@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> <199611191814.LAA09210@phaeton.artisoft.com> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 13:31:46 -0700 From: Warner Losh Message-Id: Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In message <199611191933.TAA26518@right.PCS> Jonathan Lemon writes: : > At STP, Lithium is a gas. 8-). : : Really? Then, are my lithium batteries pressurized, or are they bound in a : molecule that changes their properties? (eh, physics was not my strong suit) Lithium batteries are made of a Lithium compound, which is likely disolved in ion form in some liquid or pseduo liquid to allow for the chemical reaction (Ion exchange) that gives them their power. This is glossing over a lot of details... Warner