My friend Larry sent me this quote from Common Sense Science:
There are only four stable charged particles that are not a compound of other particles. These are the electron, proton, positron and antiproton. A single model, the spinning charged ring, accounts for the observed properties of all four elementary particles. In this model, the structure and shape of the particle are the same, including the ratio of ring diameter to the ring thickness diameter; the size of the ring and its charge each take on two values. In atomic nuclei, a “neutron” is a paired electron and proton.
Knowing of my passion for the four elements, Larry thought of me, and points out that the electron, proton, positron and antiproton correspond to the Air, Fire, Water, and Earth. As Larry explains it:
The electron is like water, flowing about the nuclei and uniting with the proton to bring neutrality. The proton is like earth, the basic building block providing stability in a nuclear world. The antiproton is like fire, bringing explosive force when it collides with normal matter. And finally, the positron is like air, free to wonder where it will, giving breath to the myriad of sub-atomic particles.
They will keep telling us that magic and the occult have absolutely nothing to do with science, and they won’t let any silly evidence stand in their way.
