[Gllug] Error correcting memory

[Chris Bell]

On Tue 27 May, John Hearns wrote:
> 
> > top of the chip).
> > 
> > I'd guess a beta source would be better - or just natural cosmic rays.
> 
> Highly off topic, but I was very interested in cosmic rays at one point,
> still am really.
> 
> Extensive air showers are produced by very high energy cosmics, the source
> of which is still open to debate, if I'm not wrong.
> The distribution ranges up to 10e20 eV or 160 Joules, which are very rare.
> 
> http://ast.leeds.ac.uk/haverah/high.shtml
> 
   Would something with that much energy just pass through without any
interaction? I know that flashes can be seen while flying above most of the
atmosphere, usually as a result of solar flares, but I would not like to be
hit by something with that much energy.


-- 
Chris Bell



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