Comment Re:Not French (Score 1) 389
Dropping acronyms never works.
If it's not a word in English (or the language of the reader), the response will always be "what does that stand for"?
Dropping acronyms never works.
If it's not a word in English (or the language of the reader), the response will always be "what does that stand for"?
It's an international reactor, hence the "I" in ITER.
Duh.
Isn't she cute
Coal contains mercury, along with other nasties. If the power used to light the bulb is from coal (in the US, it likely is), then an equivalent incandescent bulb results in more mercury release than its CFL equivalent.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny ..." -- Isaac Asimov