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So, in other words, the answer is not "That would depend on the chemical nature of the catenane" since irrespective of the chemical nature of the catenane, there's no conduction between rings?
203.27.72.5 (
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03:30, 28 May 2012 (UTC)reply
I was thinking about the flow of protons instead of electrons, there would still be a flow of charge carriers, perhaps not electricity in the conventional sense.
Plasmic Physics (
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05:25, 30 May 2012 (UTC)reply
Paleoparadoxia translates as "ancient puzzle". Curious if there was a particular reason for it getting that name. The article doesn't seem to mention anything very puzzling about it.
the wub"?!"21:24, 26 May 2012 (UTC)reply
Reliable sources are hard to come by. An
article at about.com says, "Named by a bemused paleontologist after its odd mix of features, Paleoparadoxia (Greek for "ancient puzzle") had a large, horse-like head, a squat, walrus-like trunk, and splayed, inward-curving legs more reminiscent of a prehistoric crocodile than a megafauna mammal."Looie496 (
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22:03, 26 May 2012 (UTC)reply
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So, in other words, the answer is not "That would depend on the chemical nature of the catenane" since irrespective of the chemical nature of the catenane, there's no conduction between rings?
203.27.72.5 (
talk)
03:30, 28 May 2012 (UTC)reply
I was thinking about the flow of protons instead of electrons, there would still be a flow of charge carriers, perhaps not electricity in the conventional sense.
Plasmic Physics (
talk)
05:25, 30 May 2012 (UTC)reply
Paleoparadoxia translates as "ancient puzzle". Curious if there was a particular reason for it getting that name. The article doesn't seem to mention anything very puzzling about it.
the wub"?!"21:24, 26 May 2012 (UTC)reply
Reliable sources are hard to come by. An
article at about.com says, "Named by a bemused paleontologist after its odd mix of features, Paleoparadoxia (Greek for "ancient puzzle") had a large, horse-like head, a squat, walrus-like trunk, and splayed, inward-curving legs more reminiscent of a prehistoric crocodile than a megafauna mammal."Looie496 (
talk)
22:03, 26 May 2012 (UTC)reply