9 May 2002 - nucleus of a good idea

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 2002 : 9 May 2002

Spin-Spin Relaxation

Like the nucleus of an atom, in a dense environment the nucleus of a good idea is buried in a shroud of negative electrons, under a headstone reading “Spin State Interactions Only”.

clue:

I’m sorry about this joke; I really wanted to add a pun about odd atomic number or odd mass, but it didn’t fit.

give me a clue so sweet and true