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To: zeestephen

Speaking of micro-returns on your money, did you know that a “lepton” is (was) 1/100th of a Greek drachma?


Thank you.

Yes, I did. My “about” page references that: A small sliver of silver.

Both meanings are an admonishment of my small significance. :)


25 posted on 12/13/2019 3:10:06 PM PST by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: lepton
Re: Both meanings are an admonishment of my small significance. :)

Au contraire...

In the world of physics, it means you are indestructible!

And, almost every time you get punched by a photon, you instantly punch back.

Ezra Pound:

“The ant is a centaur in his dragon world.”

26 posted on 12/14/2019 12:13:03 AM PST by zeestephen
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