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Erich, Stephanie & Kalie,
My thoughts echo everything all of you wrote down. I do feel the statements are misleading, at best. And yes, quality of internet information is always in question for me, unless from reputable institution sites. I'm usually wary of over-generalized, vague quotes for science facts, unless verified by multiple, reputable sources.
Just the initial input here puts me at ease. I truly appreciate this list-serve...on a daily basis. : )
--Jeff--
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Jeff,
Out of curiosity I googled up those statements. There were handfuls of web sites saying almost the same thing verbatim. But I did not find much in the way of hard substantiating facts or references. My guess: almost all are just restarting the original. This says a great deal about what we can trust or not trust on the internet.
I agree with Stephanie. This needs to be broken down. If for no other reason that the fact that people will think that "air" is a gas of it's own and not a compound of other elements.
Have you asked the other "department" to provide back up on this? Another guess on my part: they found one of those dozen web sites as well.
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On Jul 11, 2012, at 9:52 AM, Jeff Rosenblatt wrote:
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> I'm trying to verify some facts another department has printed up from various internet sources. I can't seem to get past, or find good verification, of these two statements:
> 'Air becomes liquid at about minus 190 degrees Celsius.' (for clarity, wouldn't a gas composing air need to be specified, like nitrogen at -196 C)
> 'Liquid air looks like water with a bluish tint.' (this confuses me, as I always thought of air as a 'fluid,' unless this is in reference to liquid oxygen or liquid nitrogen)
> Would anybody print up these statements and put them in their science center or museum? Thanks for any input.
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