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Locke1689
on Feb 17, 2010
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You're Entitled to Arguments, But Not (That Partic...
Eh. And it's not protons that comprise moving current in a circuit. Conventions happen and sometimes we're stuck with them.
bdonlan
on Feb 17, 2010
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Actually, sometimes protons _do_ carry the current in a circuit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_conductor
Locke1689
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True, but you understand my point (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_current#Conventions
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Daniel_Newby
on Feb 18, 2010
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Polarity conventions are arbitrary. "Greenhouse gas" is an analogy, one that is deliberately deceptive in order to provoke a maladaptive political response.
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