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'''Nathaniel Nathan Cold''' (3 June 1851 – 5 November 1901) was a Scottish physicist noted for his later work on radioactive materials.
'''Nathaniel Nathan Cold''' (3 June 1851 – 5 November 1901) was a Scottish physicist noted for his later work on radioactive materials.


He was the originator of the maxim which still carries his name;
==Cold's Law==
 
Cold's Law states that:


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Cold's Law states that: 'In any complex interdependent connected system, disrupting even the smallest part has the potential for catastrophic effects on the entire system.'
'In any complex interdependent connected system, disrupting even the smallest part has the potential for catastrophic effects on the entire system.'


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This law is usually re-stated as; ''''don't [[dice]]<ref>the exact word used here varies and depends on the level of profanity accepted in local prefs</ref> with something you don't understand''''.
==Death==
It is regrettable that Nathaniel Cold didn't follow his own advice because he died from kidney failure while trying to refine the use of orally administered Uranium pills as a cure for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhoid Piles].
==Footnotes and references==
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This law is usually re-stated as; ''''don't fuck about with something you don't understand''''. It is a pity that Nathaniel Cold didn't follow his own advice because he died from kidney failure while trying to refine the use of orally admistered Uranium pills as a cure for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piles Piles].
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Latest revision as of 14:32, 24 July 2011

Nathaniel Nathan Cold (3 June 1851 – 5 November 1901) was a Scottish physicist noted for his later work on radioactive materials.

Cold's Law

Cold's Law states that:

This law is usually re-stated as; 'don't dice[1] with something you don't understand'.

Death

It is regrettable that Nathaniel Cold didn't follow his own advice because he died from kidney failure while trying to refine the use of orally administered Uranium pills as a cure for Piles.

Footnotes and references

  1. the exact word used here varies and depends on the level of profanity accepted in local prefs