Re: Are we ruining the solar system?

From: Christopher James Huff (cjameshuff_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 06/16/04 

Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 20:58:12 GMT

In article <p1Qzc.75$OP3.44547@news.uswest.net>,
 "Christopher M. Jones" <marmiteNOTSPAM@dualboot.net> wrote:

> That's about 6 orders of magnitude too large a difference.
> It's about a factor of 10^23 (Cassini vs. Jupiter), so
> more like an atom vs. a few grams. Or a virus vs. several
> tonnes. A large protein molecule vs. an elephant seems
> about right.

Cassini has an RTG, so how about a plutonium atom vs. an elephant?
Also, African or Indian elephant? 

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