Theos-Talk Archives (July 2004 Message tt00122)

stevestubbs wrote:
> In the first pkace, copper does not dissolve in water, so you must be 
> thinking of copper sulfate, which does dissolve in water producing 
> copper and sulfate ions.
http://www.herbs2000.com/homeopathy/cuprum_met.htm

> that many ions. That is not exactly pure. If you were to dilute 
> that solution 10^17 times, which I would wager would test the 
> patience of the most determined homeopath, then you would average 1 
> molecule or 2 ions per ml. 
That's where you're incorrect. I will take the 30C method, one step at 
a time:

1C: Make a 1% solution, well mixed = 10^-2 original substance.
2C: Take the 1% solution, make a 1% solution out of that = 10^-4 
original substance
3C: Take the 10^-4 solution, make a 1% solution out of that = 10^-6 
original substance.
4C: Take the 10^-6 solution, make a 1% solution out of that = 10^-8 
original substance.
5C: Take the 10^-8 solution, make a 1% solution out of that = 10^-10 
original substance.
6C: Take the 10^-10 solution, make a 1% solution out of that = 10^-12 
original substance.
7C: Take the 10^-12 solution, make a 1% solution out of that = 10^-14 
original substance.
8C: Take the 10^-14 solution, make a 1% solution out of that = 10^-16 
original substance.
9C: Take the 10^-16 solution, make a 1% solution out of that = 10^-18 
original substance.

Oh dear! We're only at 9C, and we have already passed your number! And, 
if you see the progression, the percentage of the original substance in 
the mixture = 10^-(2 times the number before the "C"). However, I must 
admit, that I forgot about the X concentrations (which are not commonly 
used). Those have concentrations of 10^-(the number before the "X").

Essentially, remedies beyond the 12C or 24X strength statistically 
contain no atoms or molecules of the original substance.

Bart