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What's the name for...

NicoleMD

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I am drawing a complete blank, and I'd look it up for myself but I'm clueless on where to start.

What's the name for the tiny little particles that go really fast and pass through our bodies? That's all I remember about them from my physics class some fifteen years ago. Something like quarks, but not. I think it might start with a Q, but I could be wrong about that too. And I remember one of the late 80's cartoons (maybe Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles) had a couple characters that had a gang or something by that name.

I wish I could be more helpful. It's on the tip of my tongue and driving me crazy!

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A neutrino is a lepton. Leptons and quarks are Fermions.

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And I hear Arnold is considering the lead for the soon-to-be box office hit...the Ferminator...

*cough* *hack* *sigh*

Nicole