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Old 03-17-2006, 10:22 AM   #7
Callum
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Join Date: October 21, 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC
Age: 36
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I would like to second Iron Greasel's comment. The fusion in the sun, or any other star, doesn't create any mass. Heavier elements are created, certainly, but the lighter elements are used up. Two Hydrogen atoms and two neutrons create one Helium atom. Nothing is created...

Perhaps instead of mass being created, the existing mass is simply spreading out. I.e, the earth is becoming less dense.

I haven't gotten around to watching the clips yet, but I'm skeptical. I tend to regard rantings that look like a weblog as somewhat suspicious. Especially when they are poorly spelled.

But hey! Scientists have certainly been wrong before. The Tectonic plate theory was only widely accepted in the 1970s, despite it being around for decades before, with scientists stubbornly resisting. In nineteen eighty something a leading textbook (I forget the name) was still published with the theory that the earth's crust was all one piece.
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