Jim Wilkins wrote:
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:37:55 -0800,
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The difference in the appearance of the
workpiece would have started a religion
200 years ago.
--Winston-- Look Ma! No Rust!

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200 years is too recent, the scientific revolution had begun.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Lavoisier
As had the French one-----

It takes surprisingly little for us to start
a new belief system:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ious_movements

At 400 though you'd be burned as a witch.

I don't think it would have taken that much of a demonstration.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_w...gal_procedures

--Winston