Aug 2008
Caesar's Last Breath
15/08/08 07:55
Breathe in.
Breathe out. Now consider this: every breath you take
contains at least one air molecule exhaled by Julius
Caesar in his last breath. With your every breath, at
least one of these molecules makes its way into your
lungs. This pop-science factoid may sound dubious,
but it actually began as a thought experiment by
nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi. It’s been a chem
class standard ever since. Read
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