In article , Richard J Kinch wrote:
Doug Miller writes:

You might want to Google on "Stoddard solvent" to find out what it
really is, since you appear to be totally ignorant of its composition.
It *contains* aliphatic petroleum distillates, but its composition is
more than half NON-aliphatic.

My total ignorance cannot possibly win against such diligent Googling.

*I* didn't need to use Google to know that Stoddard solvent isn't an
"aliphatic petroleum distillate". I suggested Google because I figured it was
the easiest way for *you* to learn what it is, as it appears rather unlikely,
on the basis of this and earlier posts, that your household includes any
chemistry textbooks.

I eagerly await your rewrite of organic chemistry.

In other words... you really *don't* know what it is, and refuse to learn. :-)

Let's summarize here, shall we?

You claimed that Gunk Silicone Spray Lubricant is basically nothing more than
WD-40 with a few drops of silicone added.

Wrong, as I demonstrated by posting the composition of each.

You also claimed that it's basically nothing more than paint thinner with a
little bit of silicone.

Wrong again, as I demonstrated by posting the composition of a common brand of
paint thinner.

Your basis for those claims is the fact that the principal ingredient in all
three is petroleum distillate; you seem to be under the impression that this
is a single compound, rather than a generic term that encompasses thousands
(if not millions) of widely different compounds that often have nothing more
in common than their origin in petroleum.

Then you suggest that I'm trying to rewrite organic chemistry!!

I'd also like to remind the readers, if there are any left at this point, that
Richard has in the past claimed that gasoline is safe to drink, and carbon
monoxide is safe to breathe -- but common household borax is a deadly
poison.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.