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Radiation (electromagnetic radiation; ionizing particles such as protons,
electrons, and alpha particles; and non-ionizing particles such as neutrons)
almost certainly could not have formed the caramel-like substance that makes up
the images. Enough energy to induce a chemical change in the super-thin
carbohydrate film that holds the image would have visibly altered the
characteristic molecular arrangement, the fibrillar structure of the flax
fibers. That did not happen. The image bearing layer can be removed with adhesive and with reducing agents
such as diimide leaving clear, unablated fibers. |
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scientific study of the Turin shroud is like a microcosm of the
scientific search for God: it does more to inflame any debate than
settle it.”
And yet, the shroud is a remarkable artefact, one of the few religious relics to have a justifiably mythical status. It is simply not known how the ghostly image of a serene, bearded man was made.”
Scientist-Journalist Philip Ball Nature, that most prestigious of scientific journals, that once had bragging rights to claim that the Shroud was fake, responding to new, peer-reviewed studies that discredit the carbon 14 dating and show that the Shroud could be authentic. WHAT WE KNOW IN 2005
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