Dang! I gotta get one of those protective covers for my keyboard.....and a fresh cup of coffee. ;-)
Pete
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Ceramic kitchen knives
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Added carbon black. At least that what Kyocera claims.
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On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:41:32 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress" scrawled the following:
Crikey, Ed. Manmade = artificial in most people's books. Damned literalists. I swear...
-- Latin: It's not just for geniuses any more.
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I think it was the fat edge angle thing, you had to use a lot of pressure to get it started under the skin. The metal blade things from Wallys for $0.98 pare the skin right off.
Dave
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On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:17:22 -0700, the infamous Lew Hartswick scrawled the following:
"Bbbut, it can scratch glass!"
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On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:45:00 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress" scrawled the following:
They're sold as ceramic knives. You tell me.
An ad:
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Zirconium oxide (white) vs. zirconium carbide (which turns black when fired) is the key to our mystery.
P.S: Guess what showed up in today's mail? Ayup, I got hit by a ricochet. Danke y gracias, Monsieur.
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Ah, gut. Pass it around if you want.
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I'm with Ed on this. OK on the " Manmade = artificial" BUT it's not "diamond" it can be "Manmade or artificial JEMS". (paste) ...lew...
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The scary part is that some guy other than the author autographed it. I wonder what the going rate is for your sig, Ed. I'll be rich!
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It was either that, or I'd attach a long rope. d8-)
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:13:51 -0500, the infamous "Ed Huntress" scrawled the following:
Well, the rope would sure have helped you FIND it TWICE in the past three months, wouldn't it?
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Only if it was attached to my brain.
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Lew Hartswick wrote in news:6aWdnbjSYLbnbLjUnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@earthlink.com:
That's GEMS not JEMS and Cubic Zirconia is anything BUT a diamond: while its Index of Refraction is higher than crystaline carbon, CZ is much softer and can be scratched easily by steel.