Re: Why doesn't light go into the nucleus?



On 25 Oct 2005 06:48:39 -0700, "Mark Martin" <qed100@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>
>Dave K wrote:
>> Nick wrote:
>> > Light come's out of the nucleus in fission or fusion.
>> > Why can't it go in?
>> > Why doesn't it make it past the electron shell and get absorbed by a
>> > nucleus?
>>
>> Oh. I thought this was going to be one of those physics jokes.
>>
>> -Dave (in search of a punchline)
>
> A photon goes into a bar. The bartender asks, "What'll it be,
>stranger?", and the photon replies, "Light beer please."
>
>-Mark Martin
"And give my friend a Jim Beam"
.



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