From pycyn@aol.com Wed Apr 18 15:26:53 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: Pycyn@aol.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_1_2); 18 Apr 2001 22:26:53 -0000 Received: (qmail 97580 invoked from network); 18 Apr 2001 22:26:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l7.egroups.com with QMQP; 18 Apr 2001 22:26:52 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO imo-m01.mx.aol.com) (64.12.136.4) by mta1 with SMTP; 18 Apr 2001 22:26:52 -0000 Received: from Pycyn@aol.com by imo-m01.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v29.14.) id r.6b.12f17cfc (1758) for ; Wed, 18 Apr 2001 18:26:41 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <6b.12f17cfc.280f6ea1@aol.com> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 18:26:41 EDT Subject: RE: Three (or so) more issues To: lojban@yahoogroups.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_6b.12f17cfc.280f6ea1_boundary" Content-Disposition: Inline X-Mailer: AOL 6.0 for Windows US sub 10519 From: pycyn@aol.com --part1_6b.12f17cfc.280f6ea1_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 4/18/2001 4:23:07 PM Central Daylight Time,=20 rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org writes: > (ci birje - don't ask me what a birje selci would be). >=20 > Judging by the definition of selci, it would be the smallest possible > unit that would still be beer. =A0Almost certainly a molecule, although > depending on how you define beer it might actually be several molecules > in a specified proportion. =A0Same with djacu. >=20 Well, beer is a mixture, so it would have to be several molecules (alcohol,= =20 water, carbon dioxide, flavoring components,...) in a certain proportion.=20 =A0Similarly for milk. =A0Water, on the other hand is strictly a compound, = so one=20 molecule will do. =A0But in all these cases you have to consider whether be= ing=20 a liquid at room temperature is a definitional property. If it is, than the= =20 quantities have to be large enough to gets some flow. =A0Fuzz, fuzz, fuzz a= s=20 Steven the Peorian would say --part1_6b.12f17cfc.280f6ea1_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a message dated 4/18/2001 4:23:07 PM Central Daylight Time,=20
rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org writes:



(ci birje - don't ask me = what a birje selci would be).

Judging by the definition of selci, it would be the smallest possible
unit that would still be beer. =A0Almost certainly a molecule, although
depending on how you define beer it might actually be several molecules
in a specified proportion. =A0Same with djacu.




Well, beer is a mixture, so it would have to be several molecules (alco= hol,=20
water, carbon dioxide, flavoring components,...) in a certain proportio= n.=20
=A0Similarly for milk. =A0Water, on the other hand is strictly a compou= nd, so one=20
molecule will do. =A0But in all these cases you have to consider whethe= r being=20
a liquid at room temperature is a definitional property. If it is, than= the=20
quantities have to be large enough to gets some flow. =A0Fuzz, fuzz, fu= zz as=20
Steven the Peorian would say --part1_6b.12f17cfc.280f6ea1_boundary--