Re: Why the oceans are salty?

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From: Steve
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 23:41

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Professor Vonroach wrote:
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> On Tue, 02 Oct 2001 14:51:28 -0500, Steve <bozone@ripco.com> wrote:
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> >Ought it not be possible, with a large enough statistical sample, to
> >generate a relevant graph of reported human perception as it relates to
> >the detection of salt in water?
> 
> You require that to decide that sea water is salty? Got a lot of time
> on your hands? Looking for a project and some grant money?

I wasn't entirely serious, except in that I intended to show the folly
of splitting hairs in this context.  The same method, applied to
freshwater streams and lakes, would yield a graph indicating that they
were "not salty."  "Salty" is a sense experience, which may or may not
overlap with other means of detecting the presence of salt.

Why do I get the distinct impression that, at some point, you were the
victim of an unscrewed shaker?

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From: Steve <bozone@ripco.com>
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Subject: Re: Why the oceans are salty?
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