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Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now

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pnalsing@gmail.com wrote:
> On Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 10:46:05 AM UTC-8, ji...@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On 2/24/16 11:07 AM, James McGinn wrote:
>> >> We can ask the same question here.  Can any of you explain why your
>> >> ambient temperature, gaseous H2O does not show up under laboratory
>> >> conditions?  Does it not like laboratories?
>> > 
>> > 
>> >   There is H2O (gas) in the air outside my home and in side my
>> >   home--it's call humidity and I can measure the relative humidity
>> >   with two thermometers, one a wet bulb and the other a dry bulb.
>> >   More modern measurement are electronic.
>> 
>> Sorry, but that does not PROVE that the H2O is gas.
> 
> Well, the very definition of 'humidity' tells us that it is the relative
> amount of water vapor in the air, and except for what's-his-face who
> thinks he's a physicist, we all agree that water vapor is the gaseous
> state of water and is invisible. In other words, if you are measuring
> the humidity, you are measuring gaseous H2O.

That is proof by definition, hardly a proof.

> What's to prove?

As far as I am concerned, it has been proven, but that isn't the point.

So far I have been able to come up with two experiments that would prove
that humidity is gaseous H2O off the top of my head,

Surely people can come up with more.

Look at it as a return to all those classes where the prof would say
"So and so is so, and now we are going into the lab to prove it".


-- 
Jim Pennino

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I've known about this misconception for 25 years now James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2016-02-23 18:25 -0800
  Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-24 02:45 +0000
    Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 13:26 -0800
      Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-24 22:53 +0000
  Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now pnalsing@gmail.com - 2016-02-23 18:53 -0800
    Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now Poutnik <poutnik4nntp@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 06:33 +0100
      Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now Odd Bodkin <bodkinodd@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 08:09 -0600
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  Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-02-23 21:47 -0600
  Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-23 23:21 -0600
  Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 09:07 -0800
    Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-02-24 11:24 -0600
    Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 11:33 -0600
      Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-24 18:34 +0000
        Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now pnalsing@gmail.com - 2016-02-24 12:02 -0800
          Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-02-24 14:28 -0600
          Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-24 20:36 +0000
        Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 13:11 -0800
          Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-24 22:58 +0000
            Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 17:26 -0800
              Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-25 02:18 +0000
    Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-24 18:30 +0000
      Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 13:30 -0800
        Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-02-24 15:39 -0600
        Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-24 23:00 +0000
          Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 17:28 -0800
            Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-25 02:23 +0000
        Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now pnalsing@gmail.com - 2016-02-24 15:33 -0800
          Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now James McGinn <jimmcginn9@gmail.com> - 2016-02-24 17:32 -0800
            Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-25 02:24 +0000
            Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now pnalsing@gmail.com - 2016-02-24 19:14 -0800
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            Re: I've known about this misconception for 25 years now Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-02-25 16:37 -0600

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