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Let's say you had the ability to turn your body temporarily into any of the five states of matter. Would you use this ability? What would you use it for?

Asked by Spinel (3220points) January 31st, 2010

The fives states of matter are:

1. Gas. Gases can expand or be compressed to almost unbelievable sizes. Some examples are oxygen and helium.
2. Liquid. A liquid takes the shape of its container and the surface is not as “strict” as that of a solid. A liquid can stretch and change shape. An example? Water.
3. Solid. The state your computer or your ipod’s in. A solid resists shape changes.
4. Plasma. Plasmas are electrically charged gases. An example of this would be fluorescent lights.
5. Bose-Einstein Condensate. This state only exists slightly above absolute zero. It’s when all atoms attain the same quantum-mechanical state. I can’t think of an example of this one.

So, if you could will your body to change into any of these fives states at any time, would you? What would you do with such an ability – how would you use it? Would you feel comfortable with this ability?

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