J. Robert Oppenheimer question
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Oppenheimer smoked?
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richard bies
On Wed, 30 Dec 1998 claim...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
> Does anyone out there know what kind of pipes and tobacco J. Robert
> Oppenheimer smoked?
>
The HUAC thought it was Red Rapparee.
r.m.bies
Ilegetimi
>Does anyone out there know what kind of pipes and tobacco J. Robert
>Oppenheimer smoked?
I think it was Trinity Mixture.
Buddy
Jeff Folloder
Yes, but only available in Manhattan...
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"Last night I played a blank tape at full blast...
...The mime next door went nuts."
S. Wright, noted behavioral observer
Jim Beard
> > >Does anyone out there know what kind of pipes and tobacco J. Robert
> > >Oppenheimer smoked?
> > I think it was Trinity Mixture.
>> Yes, but only available in Manhattan...
But does anyone remember the address of the basement place...
(I have forgotten.)
Cheers!
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claim...@my-dejanews.com
j...@blckhrse.clark.net wrote:
> > John Sandin posted:
> > > >Does anyone out there know what kind of pipes and tobacco J. Robert
> > > >Oppenheimer smoked?
>
> > Ilegetimi wrote:
> > > I think it was Trinity Mixture.
>
> Jeff Folloder wrote ...
> >> Yes, but only available in Manhattan...
>
> But does anyone remember the address of the basement place...
> (I have forgotten.)
>
> Cheers!
>
I ask a simple, serious question, and just look at the response I get.
Thanks a lot. On my own, I found out what he really smoked. He smoked a
mixture of Prince Albert and U238. Now, what kind of pipe did he smoke? No
jokes, please, I really want to know.
Robert Crim
>I ask a simple, serious question, and just look at the response I get.
>
>Thanks a lot. On my own, I found out what he really smoked. He smoked a
>mixture of Prince Albert and U238. Now, what kind of pipe did he smoke? No
>jokes, please, I really want to know.
>
>**********************************************************
>--John Sandin
>
Lets see if we can puzzle it out from the tobacco choice. Hmmmmm,
Prince Albert is a very highly "treated" element, and U238 is a
verrrry heavy element. Therefore the pipe would have to be strong,
and able to withstand the high temperatures produced by burning such a
mixture. Hello, I've got it!!!
------A "THE PIPE"------ in black of course
Robert
Skydog
: On Thu, 31 Dec 1998 14:54:11 GMT, claim...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
: >Thanks a lot. On my own, I found out what he really smoked. He smoked a
: >mixture of Prince Albert and U238. Now, what kind of pipe did he smoke? No
: >jokes, please, I really want to know.
: Lets see if we can puzzle it out from the tobacco choice. Hmmmmm,
: Prince Albert is a very highly "treated" element, and U238 is a
: verrrry heavy element. Therefore the pipe would have to be strong,
: and able to withstand the high temperatures produced by burning such a
: mixture. Hello, I've got it!!!
: ------A "THE PIPE"------ in black of course
I was thinking along the same lines, but don't know if pyrolytic graphite is
a suitable radiation barrier. Perhaps lead and concrete could be employed.
Instead of borrowing technology from the space industry, the boat building
business could be employed. The same techniques used to make concrete boats
could be used to make pipes. Gives new meaning to "from stem to stern."
And he thought he'd get a serious answer...
Happy New Year,
Gregory
Jim Beard
> : >Thanks a lot. On my own, I found out what he really smoked. He smoked a
> : >mixture of Prince Albert and U238. Now, what kind of pipe did he smoke? No
> : >jokes, please, I really want to know.
> : >
> : Lets see if we can puzzle it out from the tobacco choice. Hmmmmm,
> : Prince Albert is a very highly "treated" element, and U238 is a
> : verrrry heavy element. Therefore the pipe would have to be strong,
> : and able to withstand the high temperatures produced by burning such a
> : mixture. Hello, I've got it!!!
>
> : ------A "THE PIPE"------ in black of course
>
> I was thinking along the same lines, but don't know if pyrolytic graphite is
> a suitable radiation barrier.
A radiation barrier it would not be, but the stuff should make an
excellent moderator!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Dan Sussman
claim...@my-dejanews.com wrote in message
<76g36j$pmn$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>In article <36438472...@blckhrse.clark.net>,
> j...@blckhrse.clark.net wrote:
>> > John Sandin posted:
>> > > >Does anyone out there know what kind of pipes and tobacco J. Robert
>> > > >Oppenheimer smoked?
>>
>> > Ilegetimi wrote:
>> > > I think it was Trinity Mixture.
>>
>> Jeff Folloder wrote ...
>> >> Yes, but only available in Manhattan...
>>
>> But does anyone remember the address of the basement place...
>> (I have forgotten.)
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>
>
>mixture of Prince Albert and U238. Now, what kind of pipe did he smoke?
No
>jokes, please, I really want to know.
>
>--John Sandin
>
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>
>Joy...@gvi.net
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>
U238, huh? Must have been a lead pipe.
Dan
Bill Triplett
answers are serious enough!
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Bill Triplett
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Skydog
: > : On Thu, 31 Dec 1998 14:54:11 GMT, claim...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
: > : >Thanks a lot. On my own, I found out what he really smoked. He smoked a
: > : >mixture of Prince Albert and U238. Now, what kind of pipe did he smoke? No
: > : >jokes, please, I really want to know.
: > Robert Crim <frit...@earthlink.net> wrote:
: > : Lets see if we can puzzle it out from the tobacco choice. Hmmmmm,
: > : Prince Albert is a very highly "treated" element, and U238 is a
: > : verrrry heavy element. Therefore the pipe would have to be strong,
: > : and able to withstand the high temperatures produced by burning such a
: > : mixture. Hello, I've got it!!!
: >
: > : ------A "THE PIPE"------ in black of course
: On 31 Dec 1998, Skydog (Gregory Pease) <sky...@value.net> wrote ...
: > I was thinking along the same lines, but don't know if pyrolytic graphite is
: > a suitable radiation barrier.
: A radiation barrier it would not be, but the stuff should make an
: excellent moderator!
But, this is an unmoderated news group! Perhaps that's why I never smoke my
The Pipe! Fear of moderation!
Cheers!
Jim Beard
> : > : >Thanks a lot. On my own, I found out what he really smoked. He smoked a
> : > : >mixture of Prince Albert and U238. Now, what kind of pipe did he smoke? No
> : > : >jokes, please, I really want to know.
> : > : >
> : > Robert Crim <frit...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> : > : Lets see if we can puzzle it out from the tobacco choice. Hmmmmm,
> : > : Prince Albert is a very highly "treated" element, and U238 is a
> : > : verrrry heavy element. Therefore the pipe would have to be strong,
> : > : and able to withstand the high temperatures produced by burning such a
> : > : mixture. Hello, I've got it!!!
> : >
> : > : ------A "THE PIPE"------ in black of course
> : >
> : On 31 Dec 1998, Skydog (Gregory Pease) <sky...@value.net> wrote ...
> : > I was thinking along the same lines, but don't know if pyrolytic graphite is
> : > a suitable radiation barrier.
>
> : A radiation barrier it would not be, but the stuff should make an
> : excellent moderator!
>
> But, this is an unmoderated news group! Perhaps that's why I never smoke my
> The Pipe! Fear of moderation!
Have no fear. It merely moderates the speed of the neutrons. Well, it
_does_ capture a few, but not many. <grin>
Cheers!
schwi...@gmail.com
Robert Oppenheimer smoked mostly cigarettes, but when he did smoke a pipe, it was a straight billiard. One of my college Physics professors was a student of Opie's and worked on the Manhattan Project with him. He told me that Opies favorite pipe tobacco was Middletons Walnut, and he smoked the same. Strangely, I tried some and commented to him that it didn't have any walnut flavor. He said that the blend is actually a copy of a famous 19th century blend named after one of the most famous streets in Philadelphia...Walnut St, where the tobacco store that originally blended it was.
Hope this helps.
On Thursday, December 31, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, claim...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
> In article <36438472...@blckhrse.clark.net>,
> j...@blckhrse.clark.net wrote:
> > > John Sandin posted:
> > > > >Does anyone out there know what kind of pipes and tobacco J. Robert
> > > > >Oppenheimer smoked?
> >
> > > Ilegetimi wrote:
> > > > I think it was Trinity Mixture.
> >
> > Jeff Folloder wrote ...
> > >> Yes, but only available in Manhattan...
> >
> > But does anyone remember the address of the basement place...
> > (I have forgotten.)
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
>
> I ask a simple, serious question, and just look at the response I get.
>
> mixture of Prince Albert and U238. Now, what kind of pipe did he smoke? No
> jokes, please, I really want to know.
>
> --John Sandin
>
> (to reply by e-mail, remove the "J" in the address below)
>
> Joy...@gvi.net
> **********************************************************
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>
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will get it right, or come up with something closer in some way to being
right. Usually after it no longer makes any difference.
And this one only took half a generation, not even two decades. Consider
a matter of greater importance to mankind, such as how long vegetable
fats have been in vogue... (Crisco since the late 19th Century or early
20th Century).
Cheers!
jim b.
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> Does anyone out there know what kind of pipes and tobacco J. Robert
> Oppenheimer smoked?
>
>
> --John Sandin
>
> (to reply by e-mail, remove the "J" in the address below)
>
>
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