On 17/01/2020 02:47, Bill Wright wrote:
I was trying to think of all the sacrificial things. Sacrificial anodes
on ships, yes. But... how about the face of a wooden mallet? Because the
reason it's wood is because steel would be too hard. Because the wood is
softer it's more likely to get damaged. Stretching a point? A wooden
gramophone needle, which wears out quickly but doesn't damage the
shellac? Can anyone think of sacrificial things?

Bill

Replaceable dropout derailleur hanger for aluminium frame bike.

On 17/01/2020 15:41, Jethro_uk wrote:


As this threads development shows, there's a distinction to be made
between "consumables" and "sacrificials" ?


Yes, a lot of people has misunderstood. 'Sacrificial' means that the
item is lost, damaged, eroded, etc IN ORDER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO
SOMETHING ELSE.

Bill

On 17/01/2020 16:01, Bill Wright wrote:
On 17/01/2020 15:41, Jethro_uk wrote:


As this threads development shows, there's a distinction to be made
between "consumables" and "sacrificials" ?


Yes, a lot of people has misunderstood. 'Sacrificial' means that the
item is lost, damaged, eroded, etc IN ORDER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO
SOMETHING ELSE.

Bill

In that case, all that infernal single-use plastic film that seems
to surround almost everything these days, to 'protect it'.

Yes like the heat shield on the Apollo capsule, which ablated to take the
heat of re entry away. It gets more blurred when you look at the candle.
Some candles burn the impregnated wicks and the melting of the wax is
sacrificial as its only purpose is to hold the wick atop the rest of the
wick, so has to melt to achieve this. However I came across some candles
where the actual wax as it melts releases a substance that makes the candle
aromatic.
Brian

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On 17/01/2020 15:41, Jethro_uk wrote:


As this threads development shows, there's a distinction to be made
between "consumables" and "sacrificials" ?


Yes, a lot of people has misunderstood. 'Sacrificial' means that the item
is lost, damaged, eroded, etc IN ORDER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO SOMETHING
ELSE.

Bill

On 17/01/2020 17:40, Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote:
Yes like the heat shield on the Apollo capsule, which ablated to take the
heat of re entry away. It gets more blurred when you look at the candle.
Some candles burn the impregnated wicks and the melting of the wax is
sacrificial as its only purpose is to hold the wick atop the rest of the
wick,

Nah! The wax is what burns.

Bill

On Friday, 17 January 2020 17:40:57 UTC, Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote:

Yes like the heat shield on the Apollo capsule, which ablated to take the
heat of re entry away. It gets more blurred when you look at the candle.
Some candles burn the impregnated wicks and the melting of the wax is
sacrificial as its only purpose is to hold the wick atop the rest of the
wick, so has to melt to achieve this. However I came across some candles
where the actual wax as it melts releases a substance that makes the candle
aromatic.
Brian

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On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:01:58 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:

On 17/01/2020 15:41, Jethro_uk wrote:


As this threads development shows, there's a distinction to be made
between "consumables" and "sacrificials" ?


Yes, a lot of people has misunderstood. 'Sacrificial' means that the
item is lost, damaged, eroded, etc IN ORDER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO
SOMETHING ELSE.

Bill

Not so often seen these days, but replaceable heels and soles are
sacrificial in that they protect the rest of the shoe.

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On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:01:58 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:

On 17/01/2020 15:41, Jethro_uk wrote:


As this threads development shows, there's a distinction to be made
between "consumables" and "sacrificials" ?


Yes, a lot of people has misunderstood. 'Sacrificial' means that the
item is lost, damaged, eroded, etc IN ORDER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO
SOMETHING ELSE.

Bill

Not so often seen these days, but replaceable heels and soles are
sacrificial in that they protect the rest of the shoe.

That's like saying that tyres on a car protect the wheel.

Getting rather silly.

On Sat, 18 Jan 2020 20:46:33 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


Yes, a lot of people has misunderstood. 'Sacrificial' means that the
item is lost, damaged, eroded, etc IN ORDER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO
SOMETHING ELSE.

Bill

Not so often seen these days, but replaceable heels and soles are
sacrificial in that they protect the rest of the shoe.

That's like saying that tyres on a car protect the wheel.

Getting rather silly.

What you auto-contradicting senile idiot don't get is that nowadays heels
and soles often are NOT replaceable and the entire shoe is lost when the
heels are down, which wouldn't be the case if they were still "sacrificial".

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On 18/01/2020 09:01, John J Armstrong wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:01:58 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:
On 17/01/2020 15:41, Jethro_uk wrote:

As this threads development shows, there's a distinction to be made
between "consumables" and "sacrificials" ?


Yes, a lot of people has misunderstood. 'Sacrificial' means that the
item is lost, damaged, eroded, etc IN ORDER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO
SOMETHING ELSE.

Bill

Not so often seen these days, but replaceable heels and soles are
sacrificial in that they protect the rest of the shoe.

Heels are to enable riding horses with stirrups.

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I think most of my examples are sacrificial though.

Brian

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On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:01:58 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

On 17/01/2020 15:41, Jethro_uk wrote:


As this threads development shows, there's a distinction to be made
between "consumables" and "sacrificials" ?


Yes, a lot of people has misunderstood.

Happens a lot on the internet

'Sacrificial' means that the
item is lost, damaged, eroded, etc IN ORDER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO
SOMETHING ELSE.

Too late, I'm afraid. For the purposes of this thread, "sacrificial" now
means something entirely different, and *that* is what the vast bulk of
posts and posters will be addressing.

Happens a lot on the internet.

On 17/01/2020 15:41, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 02:47:28 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

I was trying to think of all the sacrificial things. Sacrificial anodes
on ships, yes. But... how about the face of a wooden mallet? Because the
reason it's wood is because steel would be too hard. Because the wood is
softer it's more likely to get damaged. Stretching a point? A wooden
gramophone needle, which wears out quickly but doesn't damage the
shellac? Can anyone think of sacrificial things?

Bill

As this threads development shows, there's a distinction to be made
between "consumables" and "sacrificials" ?


BBQ size children can be both - fun size bites of food sacrificed over a
fire to appease vegans.

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Yes most chief executive officers seem to be sacrificial. How often have you
heard that the ceo fell on his sword, as he had ultimate responsibility.
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On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 02:47:28 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

I was trying to think of all the sacrificial things. Sacrificial anodes
on ships, yes. But... how about the face of a wooden mallet? Because the
reason it's wood is because steel would be too hard. Because the wood is
softer it's more likely to get damaged. Stretching a point? A wooden
gramophone needle, which wears out quickly but doesn't damage the
shellac? Can anyone think of sacrificial things?

Bill

As this threads development shows, there's a distinction to be made
between "consumables" and "sacrificials" ?

On 17/01/2020 17:35, Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote:
Yes most chief executive officers seem to be sacrificial. How often have you
heard that the ceo fell on his sword, as he had ultimate responsibility.

Most seem to bail out using their golden parachutes.


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Brian Gaff (Sofa 2) wrote

Yes most chief executive officers seem to be sacrificial. How often have
you heard that the ceo fell on his sword, as he had ultimate
responsibility.

But leave with a ****ing great bag of money.

In the case of Boeing, US$62M in fact.

Not a bad goodbye present.

Going to be interesting to see what the
relos of those who died end up with.

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On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 02:47:28 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

I was trying to think of all the sacrificial things. Sacrificial anodes
on ships, yes. But... how about the face of a wooden mallet? Because the
reason it's wood is because steel would be too hard. Because the wood is
softer it's more likely to get damaged. Stretching a point? A wooden
gramophone needle, which wears out quickly but doesn't damage the
shellac? Can anyone think of sacrificial things?

Bill

As this threads development shows, there's a distinction to be made
between "consumables" and "sacrificials" ?

On Sat, 18 Jan 2020 13:40:02 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:


Going to be interesting to see what the
relos of those who died end up with.

Going to be interesting to see for how long your senile trolling will still
last, you 85-year-old trolling senile pest! Anyway, I'll be around to keep
commenting on it! Innit, you senile punching bag? LOL

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