Re: [ADS-L] 99.44% pure

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

I always give more than 100% in anything I try.

In a message dated 12/24/06 4:25:05 PM, chris at LASCRIBE.NET writes:


> Dave Wilton wrote:
>
> > As for Ivory Soap, a 0.66% impurity content (parts per thousand) would be
> > trivially easy to directly measure. My question was always 99.44% pure
> what?
> >
>
> Whatever it is, it must be a substance for which 100.1% make a whole.
>
> Chris Waigl
> (scnr)
>
>

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