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| First post | 2026-08-04 00:53 -0400 |
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Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-04 00:53 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2026-08-04 06:19 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-04 07:52 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-05 00:45 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-05 09:22 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 12:08 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 12:04 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-05 13:56 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-05 17:45 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 18:47 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 18:46 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-06 14:34 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-06 14:16 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-06 20:31 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-06 21:45 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-08-07 08:45 +1000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-07 16:52 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-07 16:34 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-08-08 08:47 +1000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-08 04:06 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-08 07:54 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-06 20:03 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-06 21:49 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-07 04:26 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-07 12:15 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-08-06 08:59 +1000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-06 02:25 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-06 12:55 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-06 20:10 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-06 22:02 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-06 12:53 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-06 20:13 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-06 22:08 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-07 03:52 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-07 12:12 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-08-07 08:40 +1000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-07 12:21 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-07 12:18 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-08-08 09:27 +1000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-07 12:02 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-07 18:55 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2026-08-07 17:13 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-07 19:32 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-07 19:16 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-07 22:04 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-07 19:24 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon [OT] "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-07 21:30 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-07 21:46 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-08-08 09:39 +1000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-08 12:52 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-08 18:53 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-09 03:45 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-09 13:53 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-09 23:48 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-09 18:18 +0000
[OT] Paywalling health services (was: Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-08 10:59 +0100
Re: [OT] Paywalling health services The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-08 13:02 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-08-08 09:21 +1000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-08 12:43 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-08 18:42 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-04 07:00 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-04 08:45 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-04 17:23 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-04 18:43 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-05 02:18 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-05 09:27 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 12:00 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 11:56 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-05 02:10 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-05 09:29 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 12:18 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 11:49 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-05 00:47 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-05 06:03 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-05 03:34 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 12:17 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 12:10 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-04 11:24 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-04 17:30 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-05 02:14 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 11:51 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-04 15:04 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-08-04 17:03 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-05 01:53 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-05 19:47 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 18:51 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 18:57 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-05 20:14 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-05 19:49 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-06 11:12 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-06 12:15 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-06 18:22 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-06 21:39 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-07 02:27 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-07 11:38 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2026-08-07 13:35 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-07 14:10 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2026-08-07 15:02 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-07 16:32 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon wmartin <wwm@wwmartin.net> - 2026-08-07 11:01 -0700
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-07 19:16 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-07 21:37 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-07 19:35 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-07 22:48 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-08 09:01 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-08 12:24 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-08 20:47 -0400
Pot metal - was something else The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-09 13:20 +0100
Re: Pot metal - was something else "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-08-09 15:06 +0200
Re: Pot metal - was something else The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-09 14:24 +0100
Re: Pot metal - was something else Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2026-08-10 10:26 +0100
Re: Pot metal - was something else c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-09 22:48 -0400
Re: Pot metal - was something else rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-09 17:46 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2026-08-08 13:37 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-08-08 17:31 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-08 18:44 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2026-08-10 10:43 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-10 11:46 +0100
Names ... (Was: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon) Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2026-08-10 12:55 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-06 23:37 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-07 18:14 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-05 22:03 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-06 11:03 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-06 18:32 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-08-06 02:22 -0400
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-06 11:12 +0200
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-06 12:09 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-06 12:57 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-08-06 14:14 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-06 14:18 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon wmartin <wwm@wwmartin.net> - 2026-08-06 09:55 -0700
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-06 18:48 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-06 18:42 +0000
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-06 21:43 +0100
Re: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-08-07 02:26 +0000
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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-07 19:16 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <eaqdS.8235$bZ8b.6617@fx01.iad> |
| In reply to | #89700 |
On 2026-08-07, wmartin <wwm@wwmartin.net> wrote: > On 8/7/26 06:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> A late friend had a similar word for pot metal. [Zinc alloy casting]. >> Can't remember what it was. > > Don't know about that one. I want to know where to buy "scratch", there > are so many things that can be made... I've heard of a place called "Theory". I want to move there, because so many things work in Theory. -- /~\ Charlie Gibbs | In this world there are \ / <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> | two kinds of people: X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | 1. Those who can extrapolate / \ if you read it the right way. | from incomplete data.
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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-07 21:37 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <1155fme$vgjn$3@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #89705 |
On 07/08/2026 20:16, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2026-08-07, wmartin <wwm@wwmartin.net> wrote: > >> On 8/7/26 06:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> >>> A late friend had a similar word for pot metal. [Zinc alloy casting]. >>> Can't remember what it was. >> >> Don't know about that one. I want to know where to buy "scratch", there >> are so many things that can be made... > > I've heard of a place called "Theory". I want to move there, > because so many things work in Theory. > +1. That was a chuckle. -- Canada is all right really, though not for the whole weekend. "Saki"
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| From | rbowman <bowman@montana.com> |
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| Date | 2026-08-07 19:35 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <ndmqc2FrrpgU5@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #89700 |
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 11:01:37 -0700, wmartin wrote: > On 8/7/26 06:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> On 07/08/2026 13:35, Daniel James wrote: >>> On 07/08/2026 11:38, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>>> "Unobtainium is a humorous engineering and fictional term for a >>>> hypothetical material that has the ideal, perfect properties for a >>>> specific application, but is impossible to get or does not actually >>>> exist. It combines the word "unattainable" with the chemical suffix >>>> "-ium >>> >>> Stating the obvious, here, but that should say "unobtainable" not >>> "unattainable" ... I've never heard of "Unattainium", but it sounds >>> like it should be a hypothetical element that exists but can't be >>> extracted ... a bit like potassium was before Humphrey Davy and >>> electrolysis. >>> >>> I might also mention "Handwavium", which means, you know ... >>> >>> >> that is new to me.,.. >> >>> ... and "Chinesium" which so many cheap imported goods are made from. >>> >> ...That isn't! >> >> A late friend had a similar word for pot metal. [Zinc alloy casting]. >> Can't remember what it was. >> > Don't know about that one. I want to know where to buy "scratch", there > are so many things that can be made... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamak The present US penny is 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper. Aluminum beer cans are readily available. Just saying, since it's probably illegal to melt pennies.
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| From | c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> |
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| Date | 2026-08-07 22:48 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <nrCcnW5QlNCDBOv3nZ2dnZfqnPSdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #89700 |
e On 8/7/26 14:01, wmartin wrote: > On 8/7/26 06:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> On 07/08/2026 13:35, Daniel James wrote: >>> On 07/08/2026 11:38, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>>> "Unobtainium is a humorous engineering and fictional term for a >>>> hypothetical material that has the ideal, perfect properties for a >>>> specific application, but is impossible to get or does not actually >>>> exist. It combines the word "unattainable" with the chemical suffix >>>> "-ium >>> >>> Stating the obvious, here, but that should say "unobtainable" not >>> "unattainable" ... I've never heard of "Unattainium", but it sounds >>> like it should be a hypothetical element that exists but can't be >>> extracted ... a bit like potassium was before Humphrey Davy and >>> electrolysis. >>> >>> I might also mention "Handwavium", which means, you know ... >>> >> >> that is new to me.,.. >> >>> ... and "Chinesium" which so many cheap imported goods are made from. >>> >> ...That isn't! >> >> A late friend had a similar word for pot metal. [Zinc alloy casting]. >> Can't remember what it was. >> > Don't know about that one. I want to know where to buy "scratch", there > are so many things that can be made... In USA, the term "pot metal" has been around for a very long time. Mostly zinc but with who-knows- what also mixed in there. It's not a consistent recipe. IS good enough for low-stress housings and such however and easy to cast/machine. Better than plastic but not as good as decent aluminum or steel alloy. HAS it's place IMHO.
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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-08 09:01 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <er0jkmx15p.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> |
| In reply to | #89722 |
On 2026-08-08 04:48, c186282 wrote: > e > On 8/7/26 14:01, wmartin wrote: >> On 8/7/26 06:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >>> A late friend had a similar word for pot metal. [Zinc alloy casting]. >>> Can't remember what it was. >>> >> Don't know about that one. I want to know where to buy "scratch", >> there are so many things that can be made... > > In USA, the term "pot metal" has been around for > a very long time. Mostly zinc but with who-knows- > what also mixed in there. It's not a consistent > recipe. > > IS good enough for low-stress housings and such > however and easy to cast/machine. Better than > plastic but not as good as decent aluminum or > steel alloy. HAS it's place IMHO. I think I have seen motors used in kitchens have very cracked metal housings. Probably this pot metal. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-08 12:24 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <11573lv$1drpb$10@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #89734 |
On 08/08/2026 08:01, Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2026-08-08 04:48, c186282 wrote: >> e >> On 8/7/26 14:01, wmartin wrote: >>> On 8/7/26 06:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > > >>>> A late friend had a similar word for pot metal. [Zinc alloy >>>> casting]. Can't remember what it was. >>>> >>> Don't know about that one. I want to know where to buy "scratch", >>> there are so many things that can be made... >> >> In USA, the term "pot metal" has been around for >> a very long time. Mostly zinc but with who-knows- >> what also mixed in there. It's not a consistent >> recipe. >> >> IS good enough for low-stress housings and such >> however and easy to cast/machine. Better than >> plastic but not as good as decent aluminum or >> steel alloy. HAS it's place IMHO. > > I think I have seen motors used in kitchens have very cracked metal > housings. Probably this pot metal. > Yes. As someone else said, we didn't call it 'muckite' for nothing. It is a very cheap way to do reasonably high finish castings. Was used a lot for e.g. 'Dinky/corgi Toys' Also a lot for low grade industrial casting as you have noted. Now rather more likely to have been replaced by plastic in e.g. car thermostat housings -- If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State. Joseph Goebbels
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| From | c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> |
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| Date | 2026-08-08 20:47 -0400 |
| Message-ID | <2didncCUv6RGUOr3nZ2dnZfqn_GdnZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #89734 |
On 8/8/26 03:01, Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2026-08-08 04:48, c186282 wrote: >> e >> On 8/7/26 14:01, wmartin wrote: >>> On 8/7/26 06:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > > >>>> A late friend had a similar word for pot metal. [Zinc alloy >>>> casting]. Can't remember what it was. >>>> >>> Don't know about that one. I want to know where to buy "scratch", >>> there are so many things that can be made... >> >> In USA, the term "pot metal" has been around for >> a very long time. Mostly zinc but with who-knows- >> what also mixed in there. It's not a consistent >> recipe. >> >> IS good enough for low-stress housings and such >> however and easy to cast/machine. Better than >> plastic but not as good as decent aluminum or >> steel alloy. HAS it's place IMHO. > > I think I have seen motors used in kitchens have very cracked metal > housings. Probably this pot metal. Very likely - and I've seen such cheap motors before. The alloy does not seem very resistant to vibration. It's soft enough you'd THINK it would be, but its not. Most aluminum alloys and 300 series stainless are not super-good with vibrations either - though better than 'pot metal'. I've seen 'magnesium' tire rims crack too. Only steel - esp nearly pure iron - seems to stand up to vibration, but it's HEAVY. Some cast iron, like that previously used for engine blocks, can be pretty good but will fracture on a sharp impact. I've seen old cracked engine blocks too. Plastics - they start 'crystalizing'/decomposing the instant they're made. So, alas, nothing 'perfect'. Not sure about titanium alloys but they're way too expensive and hard to work for most applications. Hey, pure gold doesn't stress harden/fracture ! :-)
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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-09 13:20 +0100 |
| Subject | Pot metal - was something else |
| Message-ID | <1159rak$29hv8$7@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #89773 |
On 09/08/2026 01:47, c186282 wrote: > The alloy does not seem very resistant to vibration. > It's soft enough you'd THINK it would be, but its not. > The problem is mainly that its has no fixed composition, Its random non ferrous scarp mainly. Use a magnet to get the iron and steel and melt what is left over perhaps > Most aluminum alloys and 300 series stainless are > not super-good with vibrations either - though > better than 'pot metal'. I've seen 'magnesium' tire > rims crack too. > Pot metal is heavy and brittle in my experience. Came across it back in the day in toys, carburettor castings, thermostat housings..valve covers..all stuff that needed shape retention but no great strength > Only steel - esp nearly pure iron - seems to stand > up to vibration, but it's HEAVY. Some cast iron, > like that previously used for engine blocks, can > be pretty good but will fracture on a sharp impact. > I've seen old cracked engine blocks too. > Cast iron is brittle.That's why they used to use wrought iron - but it was expensive. Then making steel got super cheap and that was that. Whole generation learned to treat and alloy steel to get almost whatever you want > Plastics - they start 'crystalizing'/decomposing > the instant they're made. Not all of them. Like steel, there is a huge range. There's many a radio case made of 'Bakelite' or stuff skinned with 'Formica' or floored with 'linoleum'....still functioning Epoxy and glass fibre PCBs dating from the 1970s are still OK, as are phenolic resin items PVC however is very short lived, In the sun Nylon is intermediate - UV ageing often gets it Jury is still out on polycarbonate, ABS and ASA. In fact one of the eco gripes about plastics is that they *don't* degrade. Nevertheless there are plastic gobbling bugs thriving at the bottom of the sea apparently, eating all those microplastics. Beware the SweepingStatement... -- WOKE is an acronym... Without Originality, Knowledge or Education.
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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-09 15:06 +0200 |
| Subject | Re: Pot metal - was something else |
| Message-ID | <7kamkmxbbe.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> |
| In reply to | #89793 |
On 2026-08-09 14:20, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 09/08/2026 01:47, c186282 wrote: >> The alloy does not seem very resistant to vibration. >> It's soft enough you'd THINK it would be, but its not. >> > The problem is mainly that its has no fixed composition, Its random non > ferrous scarp mainly. Use a magnet to get the iron and steel and melt > what is left over perhaps > > >> Most aluminum alloys and 300 series stainless are >> not super-good with vibrations either - though >> better than 'pot metal'. I've seen 'magnesium' tire >> rims crack too. >> > Pot metal is heavy and brittle in my experience. > > Came across it back in the day in toys, carburettor castings, thermostat > housings..valve covers..all stuff that needed shape retention but no > great strength > >> Only steel - esp nearly pure iron - seems to stand >> up to vibration, but it's HEAVY. Some cast iron, >> like that previously used for engine blocks, can >> be pretty good but will fracture on a sharp impact. >> I've seen old cracked engine blocks too. >> > Cast iron is brittle.That's why they used to use wrought iron - but it > was expensive. > Then making steel got super cheap and that was that. Whole generation > learned to treat and alloy steel to get almost whatever you want > >> Plastics - they start 'crystalizing'/decomposing >> the instant they're made. > > Not all of them. Like steel, there is a huge range. There's many a radio > case made of 'Bakelite' or stuff skinned with 'Formica' or floored with > 'linoleum'....still functioning > > Epoxy and glass fibre PCBs dating from the 1970s are still OK, as are > phenolic resin items > > PVC however is very short lived, In the sun PVC is used here for window frames and blinds. I had a place with such, 40 year old, and good. Yellowish, though. And more brittle. > > Nylon is intermediate - UV ageing often gets it > > Jury is still out on polycarbonate, ABS and ASA. > > In fact one of the eco gripes about plastics is that they *don't* degrade. They fragment into microplastics. > > Nevertheless there are plastic gobbling bugs thriving at the bottom of > the sea apparently, eating all those microplastics. > > Beware the SweepingStatement... > > > -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;
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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-09 14:24 +0100 |
| Subject | Re: Pot metal - was something else |
| Message-ID | <1159v2g$29hv8$19@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #89802 |
On 09/08/2026 14:06, Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2026-08-09 14:20, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> On 09/08/2026 01:47, c186282 wrote: >>> The alloy does not seem very resistant to vibration. >>> It's soft enough you'd THINK it would be, but its not. >>> >> The problem is mainly that its has no fixed composition, Its random >> non ferrous scarp mainly. Use a magnet to get the iron and steel and >> melt what is left over perhaps >> >> >>> Most aluminum alloys and 300 series stainless are >>> not super-good with vibrations either - though >>> better than 'pot metal'. I've seen 'magnesium' tire >>> rims crack too. >>> >> Pot metal is heavy and brittle in my experience. >> >> Came across it back in the day in toys, carburettor castings, >> thermostat housings..valve covers..all stuff that needed shape >> retention but no great strength >> >>> Only steel - esp nearly pure iron - seems to stand >>> up to vibration, but it's HEAVY. Some cast iron, >>> like that previously used for engine blocks, can >>> be pretty good but will fracture on a sharp impact. >>> I've seen old cracked engine blocks too. >>> >> Cast iron is brittle.That's why they used to use wrought iron - but it >> was expensive. >> Then making steel got super cheap and that was that. Whole generation >> learned to treat and alloy steel to get almost whatever you want >> >>> Plastics - they start 'crystalizing'/decomposing >>> the instant they're made. >> >> Not all of them. Like steel, there is a huge range. There's many a >> radio case made of 'Bakelite' or stuff skinned with 'Formica' or >> floored with 'linoleum'....still functioning >> >> Epoxy and glass fibre PCBs dating from the 1970s are still OK, as are >> phenolic resin items >> >> PVC however is very short lived, In the sun > > PVC is used here for window frames and blinds. I had a place with such, > 40 year old, and good. Yellowish, though. And more brittle. > That's UPVC - treaqted to reduce the effect, but not eliminate it >> >> Nylon is intermediate - UV ageing often gets it >> >> Jury is still out on polycarbonate, ABS and ASA. >> >> In fact one of the eco gripes about plastics is that they *don't* >> degrade. > > They fragment into microplastics. > >> >> Nevertheless there are plastic gobbling bugs thriving at the bottom of >> the sea apparently, eating all those microplastics. >> >> Beware the SweepingStatement... >> >> >> > > -- “It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.” ― Voltaire, The Age of Louis XIV
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| From | Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-10 10:26 +0100 |
| Subject | Re: Pot metal - was something else |
| Message-ID | <115c5g3$30jfn$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #89803 |
On 09/08/2026 14:24, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> PVC is used here for window frames and blinds. I had a place with >> such, 40 year old, and good. Yellowish, though. And more brittle. >> > That's UPVC - treaqted to reduce the effect, but not eliminate it UPVC is *Unplasticized* PVC. It is specifically NOT treated with those additives that make other PVC materials flexible. UPVC does contain fillers, especially Titanium Dioxide, which are added during manufacture for various reasons, one of which is to reduce UV damage to the PVC itself (but also to increase rigidity and reduce cost). -- Cheers, Daniel.
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| From | c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> |
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| Date | 2026-08-09 22:48 -0400 |
| Subject | Re: Pot metal - was something else |
| Message-ID | <3xOdneoDMLFWpuT3nZ2dnZfqnPednZ2d@giganews.com> |
| In reply to | #89802 |
On 8/9/26 09:06, Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2026-08-09 14:20, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> On 09/08/2026 01:47, c186282 wrote: >>> The alloy does not seem very resistant to vibration. >>> It's soft enough you'd THINK it would be, but its not. >>> >> The problem is mainly that its has no fixed composition, Its random >> non ferrous scarp mainly. Use a magnet to get the iron and steel and >> melt what is left over perhaps >> >> >>> Most aluminum alloys and 300 series stainless are >>> not super-good with vibrations either - though >>> better than 'pot metal'. I've seen 'magnesium' tire >>> rims crack too. >>> >> Pot metal is heavy and brittle in my experience. >> >> Came across it back in the day in toys, carburettor castings, >> thermostat housings..valve covers..all stuff that needed shape >> retention but no great strength >> >>> Only steel - esp nearly pure iron - seems to stand >>> up to vibration, but it's HEAVY. Some cast iron, >>> like that previously used for engine blocks, can >>> be pretty good but will fracture on a sharp impact. >>> I've seen old cracked engine blocks too. >>> >> Cast iron is brittle.That's why they used to use wrought iron - but it >> was expensive. >> Then making steel got super cheap and that was that. Whole generation >> learned to treat and alloy steel to get almost whatever you want >> >>> Plastics - they start 'crystalizing'/decomposing >>> the instant they're made. >> >> Not all of them. Like steel, there is a huge range. There's many a >> radio case made of 'Bakelite' or stuff skinned with 'Formica' or >> floored with 'linoleum'....still functioning >> >> Epoxy and glass fibre PCBs dating from the 1970s are still OK, as are >> phenolic resin items >> >> PVC however is very short lived, In the sun > > PVC is used here for window frames and blinds. I had a place with such, > 40 year old, and good. Yellowish, though. And more brittle. Either becomes more brittle - or decomposes into goo, depending on the exact formula. UV-blocking additives help but they're not "forever". Bakelite ... holds up for quite awhile, esp indoors, but still does become more brittle. If you come across old Bakelite table radios from the 30s and 40s it's very common to see cracks and chips missing. >> Nylon is intermediate - UV ageing often gets it >> >> Jury is still out on polycarbonate, ABS and ASA. Polycarbonate dies under UV exposure. Clear becomes cloudy and then brittleness sets in. On the plus it's fairly cheap. >> In fact one of the eco gripes about plastics is that they *don't* >> degrade. > > They fragment into microplastics. Oh no - DOOM !!! IMHO most of that is something LAWYERS fabricated so they can sue corps for diseases everyone has always gotten anyway. >> Nevertheless there are plastic gobbling bugs thriving at the bottom of >> the sea apparently, eating all those microplastics. >> >> Beware the SweepingStatement... Many of the plastics we now use were invented way back in the 50s - which means both that 'exposure' has been VERY long and the performance is well known. One of my big concerns is how 'construction' plastics like epoxy resins are used. Remember the big tunnel in Boston where they hung a ridiculously heavy concrete panel roof from epoxy-mounted bolts ? (what mob-connected bunch specced a 4-inch concrete ceiling for a tunnel already made of concrete ?)
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| From | rbowman <bowman@montana.com> |
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| Date | 2026-08-09 17:46 +0000 |
| Subject | Re: Pot metal - was something else |
| Message-ID | <ndrso3Fmc5rU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #89793 |
On Sun, 9 Aug 2026 13:20:36 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > Not all of them. Like steel, there is a huge range. There's many a radio > case made of 'Bakelite' or stuff skinned with 'Formica' or floored with > 'linoleum'....still functioning > > Epoxy and glass fibre PCBs dating from the 1970s are still OK, as are > phenolic resin items Thermosets are cross-linked and more stable than thermoplastics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermosetting_polymer The systems I worked with used thermosetting compounds, typically phenolic, expoxy, melamine, or furan. The last was a stopgap measure. The oil embargo had a great impact on the petrochemical industry and material was difficult to source. Furan is based on furfural, typically produced from corncobs. Like most stopgaps it didn't have the strength of phenols or epoxies, The flow characteristics were different and moldmakers had to adapt. Thermoplastics are a different animal. I worked briefly for a company that made polystyrene foam disposable dinnerware. One advantage of thermoplastics is you can regrind your mistakes. The blowing agent was Freon-12 and the company bought it by the railway tank car. That's another 'was' company on my resume, to say nothing of the CFC process.
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| From | Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-08 13:37 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <11577ut$1g1l9$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #89691 |
On 07/08/2026 13:35, Daniel James wrote: > I might also mention "Handwavium", which means, you know ... > > ... and "Chinesium" which so many cheap imported goods are made from. The late, great, Terry Pratchett wrote of "Narrativium", which he said was the raw material from which stories are constructed. ... there's also "Corium", which is the name given by nuclear engineers to the the material created in the core of a nuclear reactor that is (inadvisedly) allowed to melt down ... as has happened at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corium_(nuclear_reactor) -- Cheers, Daniel.
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| From | Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-08 17:31 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <GJJdS.14694$X2R3.13766@fx17.iad> |
| In reply to | #89755 |
On 2026-08-08, Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> wrote:
> On 07/08/2026 13:35, Daniel James wrote:
>
>> I might also mention "Handwavium", which means, you know ...
>>
>> ... and "Chinesium" which so many cheap imported goods are made from.
>
> The late, great, Terry Pratchett wrote of "Narrativium", which he said
> was the raw material from which stories are constructed.
>
> ... there's also "Corium", which is the name given by nuclear engineers
> to the the material created in the core of a nuclear reactor that is
> (inadvisedly) allowed to melt down ... as has happened at Three Mile
> Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corium_(nuclear_reactor)
I guess it's time to revive this old chestnut:
Thu Apr 19 05:56:05 1990
Message : #583740 From: kees@bode.ee.ualberta.ca
Group : NET.Humour
Length : 299 words
Subject : New Element Discovered!!
Msg-ID: <50@bode.ee.ualberta.ca>
Posted: 18 Apr 90 19:17:59 GMT
Org. : University of Alberta Electrical Engineering
Person: Kees denHartigh
New Element Discovered at NRC Research Centre
The heaviest element know to science was recently discovered by
Physicists at the NRC Research Center. The element, tentatively
named Administratium, has no protons or electrons and thus has
an atomic number of 0. However, it does have 1 neutron, 125
assistant neutrons, 75 vice neutrons and 111 assistant vice neutrons.
This gives it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held
together in a nucleus by a force that involves the continuous exchange
of meson-like particles called morons.
Since it has no electrons, Administratium is inert. However, it can
be detected chemically as it impedes every reaction with which it
comes in contact. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of
Administratium caused one reaction to take over 4 days to complete,
when normally it would occur in less than 1 second.
Adminstratium has a normal half life of approximately 3 years, at
which time it does not actually decay, but instead, undergoes a
reorganization in which assistant neutrons, vice neutrons and assistant
vice neutrons exchange places. Some studies have shown that the atomic
weight actually increases after each reorganization.
Research at other laboratories indicates that Administratium occurs
naturally in the atmosphere. It tends to concentrate at certain points
such as Government agencies, large corporations, universities and NRC.
Administratium can be found in the newest, best maintained buildings.
Scientists point out that Administratuim is known to be toxic at any
level of concentration and can easily destroy any productive reactions
where it is allowed to accumulate. Attempts are being made to determine
how Administratium can be controlled to prevent irreversible damage, but
results to date are not promising.
Kees denHartigh kees@bode.ee.ualberta.ca
Electrical Engineering Digital Labs alberta!bode!kees
University of Alberta 238 Civil Elect Voice (403)492-5421
Edmonton, Alberta Canada Fax (403)492-1811
--
/~\ Charlie Gibbs | In this world there are
\ / <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> | two kinds of people:
X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | 1. Those who can extrapolate
/ \ if you read it the right way. | from incomplete data.
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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-08 18:44 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <1157ptc$1mt1n$4@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #89755 |
On 08/08/2026 13:37, Daniel James wrote: > On 07/08/2026 13:35, Daniel James wrote: >> I might also mention "Handwavium", which means, you know ... >> >> ... and "Chinesium" which so many cheap imported goods are made from. > > The late, great, Terry Pratchett wrote of "Narrativium", which he said > was the raw material from which stories are constructed. > > ... there's also "Corium", which is the name given by nuclear engineers > to the the material created in the core of a nuclear reactor that is > (inadvisedly) allowed to melt down ... as has happened at Three Mile > Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corium_(nuclear_reactor) > But Corium is real and exists. And nasty -- Those who want slavery should have the grace to name it by its proper name. They must face the full meaning of that which they are advocating or condoning; the full, exact, specific meaning of collectivism, of its logical implications, of the principles upon which it is based, and of the ultimate consequences to which these principles will lead. They must face it, then decide whether this is what they want or not. Ayn Rand.
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| From | Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-10 10:43 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <115c6fm$30jfn$2@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #89759 |
On 08/08/2026 18:44, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > But Corium is real and exists. And nasty Yes ... but the formation of the word is similar. It is a jokey made-up name that suggests that it is a pure substance, when it is actually an ad-hoc mixture of nuclear fuel, moderator, reactor wall materials, concrete, and random shit that happened to get in the way when the reactor melted. As you say: Nasty. I wouldn't use the elephant's foot from Chernobyl as an umbrella stand! -- Cheers, Daniel.
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| From | The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-10 11:46 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <115ca5l$323nr$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #89847 |
On 10/08/2026 10:43, Daniel James wrote: > On 08/08/2026 18:44, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> But Corium is real and exists. And nasty > > Yes ... but the formation of the word is similar. It is a jokey made-up > name that suggests that it is a pure substance, when it is actually an > ad-hoc mixture of nuclear fuel, moderator, reactor wall materials, > concrete, and random shit that happened to get in the way when the > reactor melted. > hardly jokey and all names are 'made up... Curium is a synthetic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Cm and atomic number 96. Named after scientists Marie and Pierre Curie, it was first produced in 1944 by bombarding plutonium with alpha particles. It is also the name of a major global radiopharmaceutical company Selenium. Named after the noon because it was found along with tellurium, meaning Earth... Tungsten: Derived from Swedish (tung + sten) because the mineral ore is very dense and heavy. Wolfram (Chemical Symbol W): Comes from the mineral wolframite. The name originates from German tin miners. They called it wolfram because the mineral hindered tin extraction by "devouring" the tin like a wolf eats a sheep (wolf + ram/foam) and so on.... Corium comes from a reactor CORE nothing jokey about it Unobtanium follows the same rules, and the joke is that the first part means it doesn't exist or cant be sourced. Like fairy farts and unicorn dung > As you say: Nasty. I wouldn't use the elephant's foot from Chernobyl as > an umbrella stand! > -- It is the folly of too many to mistake the echo of a London coffee-house for the voice of the kingdom. Jonathan Swift
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| From | Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> |
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| Date | 2026-08-10 12:55 +0100 |
| Subject | Names ... (Was: Note : Pi 2 Zero W Now RIP-OFF Price on Amazon) |
| Message-ID | <115ce6r$337ng$1@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #89848 |
On 10/08/2026 11:46, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> Yes ... but the formation of the word is similar. It is a jokey >> made- up name that suggests that it is a pure substance, when it >> is actually an ad-hoc mixture of nuclear fuel, moderator, reactor >> wall materials, concrete, and random shit that happened to get in >> the way when the reactor melted. > > hardly jokey and all names are 'made up... There is humour in the naming, if not in the substance itself. Don't you agree? Each to his own, I suppose. Yes, all names are made up, at some level. That's really beside the point I was making and I'm sorry I mentioned it. > Curium is a synthetic radioactive chemical element with the symbol > Cm and atomic number 96. Named after scientists Marie and Pierre > Curie, it was first produced in 1944 by bombarding plutonium with > alpha particles. It is also the name of a major global > radiopharmaceutical company > > Selenium. Named after the noon because it was found along with > tellurium, meaning Earth... > > Tungsten: Derived from Swedish (tung + sten) because the mineral ore > is very dense and heavy. > > Wolfram (Chemical Symbol W): Comes from the mineral wolframite. The > name originates from German tin miners. They called it wolfram > because the mineral hindered tin extraction by "devouring" the tin > like a wolf eats a sheep (wolf + ram/foam) > > and so on.... Indeed, but these are all pure substances and naming them makes some sense. > Corium comes from a reactor CORE > > nothing jokey about it The joke lies in naming it in a way that suggests it's a well-defined pure substance. Now, if, say, it were found that the material resulting from a reactor meltdown typically contained some new element with a higher atomic number than Oganesson (which Wikipedia tells me is the highest that has been discovered, and more relevantly named, so far) it would not be jokey to name that element Corium. Giving an element-sounding name to an ad-hoc mixture is a joke. > Unobtanium follows the same rules, and the joke is that the first > part means it doesn't exist or cant be sourced. > > Like fairy farts and unicorn dung Or rocking-horse droppings. -- Cheers, Daniel.
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| From | c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> |
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| Date | 2026-08-06 23:37 -0400 |
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| In reply to | #89626 |
On 8/6/26 05:12, s|b wrote: > On Wed, 5 Aug 2026 19:49:58 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> PSUs are generic >> But Pi zeros are unobtanium right now, except at silly money >> >> I can wait. I think I have a spare one somewhere > > 'unobtanium', I love it when I learn a new word/expression. If I could > only remember it, so I can use it myself some day. (-: > > I did a quick search yesterday and found 2 Dutch and 2 Belgian stores > that still had them in stock for under 20 euro. But those were Zero W, > not Zero 2 W. I didn't check if they shipped internationally, probably > not, so they're of no use to many people here. I managed to score two of them, 2Ws, but the price went up $25 USD between buying the first and second - just a few weeks diff. Don't even see the one with the pre-soldered pins anymore. The more expensive one CAME with pins, but you have to solder them on yourself. Today - "CanaKit" Pi5 at $259. Was less than half that 18 months ago. "Kit" (box + a few options) from various makers running $354 to $209. The higher RAM versions seem especially affected since basically all memory-makers shifted production to "AI"-friendly stuff. How are we supposed to use "AI" when we can't even afford, FIND, laptops and such because there's no damned MEMORY ??? The tariff shit is PARTIALLY responsible, but frankly the "AI" angle seems even WORSE. Two years ago I was able to buy complete mini-box PCs (BeeLink, BMax) for $250 and they had good specs. Have several in various roles. But NOW ... Note PI4 kits ... which in some respects I like better (max speed and gizmos ain't everything) ... are about $100 less. So, if you want PI, consider the 4s right now. They're good enough to stream 2k, sometimes 4k, video. "Bare" - Amazon has a an 2gb Pi4 for $86. Alas the 4gb are hardly seen and 8gb ones not at all. Folks, this is A PROBLEM.
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