It'll be ferritic(magnetic), couldn't hold an edge otherwise. Don't know where the myth started that ALL stainless was non-magnetic, think it was some junkyard guy separating nickle- and chrome-plated steel from all-stainless car trim with his little magnet-ona-keychain. There ARE more exotic non-iron alloys that will hold an edge and are non-magnetic, you won't find most knifemakers using them, though. Don't commonly fall into the "stainless steel" category, either.
Stan
I think he was thinking of the quantum tunneling effect of dropped objects, a corollary of the subject line.
By the way, I had a similar incident on Saturday. Finished cleaning the boat, flushed the motor with the flush kit and custom adapter I machined (posted in the dropbox) plus handle, unscrewed hose and tossed assembly on dock. It promptly acted like it was on ice skates and shot into the drink on the opposite side. The water ain't cold, but it's salt, full of barnacles and god knows what else, and murky as hell. The boat is coming out of the marina now that I'm back in Texas, so I won't need said rig again. Flush kits are cheap. There it stays.
Pete Keillor
Nah, it would take too long to wash out the smell of incontinence.
David
A strong magnet wouldn't necessarily be a waste of time. Many pocket knives with folding blades have a spring steel portion between the side plates/liners that holds the blade closed when folded.
You may need a small bucket to carry away all the other steel items that may be laying right there below the dock.
Most or all of the stainless steel knife blades that I've checked have been magnetic, some are 440 alloy, others are unmarked.
Youch, this one?
I know refraction will be a bit of an issue but can you stick a mirror under water to see well enough to go after it with some sort of improvised tool to get under it?
Even if she didn't have heart work recently, you don't want her to have that one to tease you about.
I got it, know any kids that will do it for 10 - 20 bucks? Just make sure she isn't around to see it.
Wes
That would take care of Cliff, but what about the room?
Mack the Knife?
Isn't there a song or poem about a Sally Brown?
quite so!
Nice. We used a coffee can with Plexiglas end and a stick bolted to the side of the can.
Stick was such that you could walk along the reef and hold it in the water and just view - and working your hand down you can get closer and closer.
That looked nice and well thought out.
Mart> >> I have to go in the lake tomorrow. Water temp at the surface is >> about 69 F.
I haven't heard that in at least 30 years. :)
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It always sticks in my head for a while after I hear it. Louis Armstrong:
Well, if the rubber is white...and rubber would keep the spring loaded parts from bouncing around too much or being dinged.
David
Yes -- a traditional sailing Chantey -- which means that you will find lots of variations of the words.
Here is one example which is similar to the ones which I am accustomed to:
Apparently there was a group called "The Libertines" which have a slightly PC-ized version of it which was what I first hit on my Google search.
Enjoy, DoN.
If the rubber walls aren't worn out from Cliff trying to achieve escape velocity?
Resulting in any conclusion?
Used to shoot carp with a bow from a boat eons ago. Aim at fish, miss every time. I got so I rarely missed.
Nothing so fancy, Spehro. It came from A.G. Russell, was in the neighborhood of $60. It is a lockback folder easily and quickly opened one-handed. Thin and lightweight, suitable for dress occasions but a very servicable blade nonetheless.
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