From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V5 #214 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Monday, September 4 2000 Volume 05 : Number 214 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: Alloy: Song of the Week - One of our Submarines ["Beth Meyer" Subject: RE: Alloy: Song of the Week - One of our Submarines To weigh in on the "heavy water from a stone" line -- I also knew what "heavy water" was, but had in mind the Biblical imagery of Moses smashing his staff against a stone and causing water to gush out to quench the thirst of the Israelites. Obviously, that wouldn't be literally happening on a stranded submarine, but one could imagine the heavy water resulting from a seemingly miraculous process (nuclear reactions) centered on uranium (mined from rocks) sort of fitting that imagery. (OK, maybe it's a stretch :-) - -Beth (who also liked Melissa's interpretation, having not thought of it before) Beth Meyer bethmeyer@mindspring.com ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V5 #214 ***************************