From: dmhills{at}attglobal.net (Don Hills)

In article , "Tony Ingenoso"
 wrote:
>How big is this DU "dust"?  I looked up the answer so I know
-- approx 10
>micron for the finest particles blasted apart by impact vaporization.
>
>BTW, ordinary bacteria are in the <5 micron range in size for comparason.
>
>It sounds to me like you're trying to stuff (relative) boulders through the
>spaces in a screen door's screen.  Are you REALLY sure this mechanism you're
>talking about actually works?

You should have read some more. The DU particles oxidise into oxides of
uranium. The oxide particles are "frangible" - they readily break
apart into finer and finer particles.

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