[NewCandle] Transmutation of aluminum to silver

[Jones Beene]

--- Nick

One final thought -- since we are 'laboring' on the
very edge of reality (and possibly sanity as well) 
with this kind of alchemy.

This depends on two things- one of which is a fleeting
kind of condensate reaction - BEC. 

But there are too few bosons which could do this, you
say? 

Maybe not

Do you know for sure the atomic mass of the O in your
heavy water?

The reason for asking is that some of the methods
which enrich in deuterium also enrich in 18O. In fact
there is evidence that the early CANDU used heavy
water in which 100% of the oxygen was 18O -- and the
atomic mass of the heavy water molecule was 18+2+2 =
22.

Since water-ice has a preference for six-sided
molecules, getting to cadmium 108 from 6 heavy oxygens
18O is relatively well... coincidental, if nothing
else 

That would be - in the unlikely event that some new
kind of transient BEC reaction comes into play,
followed by the transition of Cd to Ag.

Just a wild thought for today which coincidentally
caused me to blurt out Eureka (prematurely no doubt)
as I was in the hot tub anyway.

But hey - definitely - if you have the inclination,
please try two identical samples of what you were
doing - one as before; and one cold and magnetized --
to see if there is any difference in trace silver.

If there is no transient BEC at work - then how could
this happen at all ?

If there is a transient BEC -- then the Al may just be
a catalyst for getting 6 molecules of heavy oxygen
into proximity. Quien sabe?


Archimedes Jones