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To: 'beam@sgiblab.sgi.com' beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Van Zoelen, Bram AA SSI-TSEA-352 Bram.A.A.vanZoelen@is.shell.com
Date: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 1:52 AM
Subject: RE: aquabot



>The tube will be already contaminated by spores floated in the air.
Bacteria
>will grow in time. It only will take longer. Just like food. You can't keep
>it well for ever.
>
>
>Bram van Zoelen
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Chia [mailto:danndom@mbox5.singnet.com.sg]
>Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 2:52 AM
>To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
>Subject: Re: aquabot
>
>
>I was thinking..., if you fill the tube with distilled water to the brim,
>than drop you bot in and quickly cap the tube with something tansparent, no
>air, no growth, i hope
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>Daniel Chia:
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>----- Original Message -----
>From:
>To:
>Sent: Sunday, October 31, 1999 10:27 AM
>Subject: Re: aquabot
>
>
>> In a message dated 10/30/99 4:36:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> gpowell@engr.uvic.ca writes:
>>
>> > What if I put distilled water in the graduated cylinder and a thin
layer
>of
>> > oil on the top. Thus no bacteria and no evaporation or contamination,
>yet
>> > light still gets in.
>> I haven't tried that. Let me know if it works.
>>
>> See ya,
>> Jim
>> http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Exhibit/8281/beamart.html

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