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WillR
 
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Default Alcohol Drying (long & dessicant)


Greg Lyman wrote:
Wow! You think that DHM could be as dangerous as Hydrogen Hydroxide?
Perhaps George could enlighten the group further being the expert he is.

Greg


I don't think that any scientist worth his salt would want to refute
Arch.

Some things a re better left alone.

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"Arch" wrote in message
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Recent government studies provide a diffusing effect for this thread and
show that most green logs can be effectively dried by merely removing
dihydrogen monoxide, the metabolic end product of its two inorganic
precursors, shackled hydrogen and free oxygen. These chemicals, a
combination of which is found abundantly in the cellulose of most all
green logs is generally food safe, but ingesting large quantities or
inhaling this substance can have multiple adverse effects and it should
be disposed of promptly in water tight containers.

The chemical formula for its aquous organic state looks a lot like third
order hexagonal chicken wire, and when wrapped and squeezed around a
green log has a bark removing and even a mild drying effect on green
timber.

As with most of the drying methods suggested here, further work should
be done as dihydrogen monoxide and its organic cohabitant can convert
the new powdered steels to a watered down oxide that discolors artful
turnings and destroys costly gouges.

It has also been shown empirically that in humans, chronic use of some
alcohols has an unintended opposite effect than has been reported on rcw
for wood. Surprisingly, alcohol can actually be a wetting agent in some
humans, producing an old soak effect that may require drying out.

Here's to ya! or as we used to say so thoughtlessly, "HTH".


Turn to Safety, Arch
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