tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083632180109058323.post1578536884131238916..comments2013-05-25T13:21:49.844-04:00Comments on Halk-Kar: Important Scientific PrinciplesHalk-Karhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06086839075464653445noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083632180109058323.post-33934204583145298562009-05-06T01:28:00.000-04:002009-05-06T01:28:00.000-04:00Metallurgists spend their days thinking about the ...Metallurgists spend their days thinking about the manner in which materials like steel and aluminum perform to keep our skyscrapers upright, our airliners flying safely, and our mountain bikes jumping stumps nimbly. They refer to metals as being "five nines" pure, meaning that 99.999% of the given material is what it truly claims to be. What is perhaps amazing and certainly notable is that the other 0.001% actually makes quite a difference. <br /><br />This is what is called the impurity effect. <br /><br />Or, as my metallurgy professor was fond of observing, "In metallurgy, life is dirt."<br /><br />Halk-Kar, I need to work on much, worry about less, and love without bound.Edmund Scienterrificnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2083632180109058323.post-70190998487787702522009-05-04T15:18:00.000-04:002009-05-04T15:18:00.000-04:00Quite right. A similar principle applies to design...Quite right. A similar principle applies to designations like "friend" or "enemy." Extending Christian love to all is not easy, but attending to the power of how we look at situations (and how we categorize what we find therein) can make it a little easier.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218220183037138360noreply@blogger.com