Cotton-insulated silver wire

[Scottmoose]

I'm sorry gentlemen, but you've completely mistaken the cause of electron clumping. This phenomenon is in fact attributable to the playing of horror films (notably John Carpenter's The Thing & Stanley Kubrick's The Shining) in the same room as your wire. This causes the electrons to huddle, or clump together for mutual protection and comfort. Research is currently underway to ascertain whether this may also be the cause of strand-jumping effects.

 

[simon7000]

I'm sorry gentlemen, but you've completely mistaken the cause of electron clumping. This phenomenon is in fact attributable to the playing of horror films (notably John Carpenter's The Thing & Stanley Kubrick's The Shining) in the same room as your wire. This causes the electrons to huddle, or clump together for mutual protection and comfort. Research is currently underway to ascertain whether this may also be the cause of strand-jumping effects.

I'll get on researching this right away. It is a much better explanation than many found here! (Sorry just had to address your excellent bit of humor.)

 

[fdegrove]

Hi,

Ed: If you derived that using an Arrhenius approximation, you grossly underestimate the time. There's an activation energy that needs to be exceeded to have the annealing process start. Remember, if you keep an egg for 4 minutes at 100C, you get a soft boiled egg. If you keep it at 39C for 6 weeks, you get a chicken.

And what did Arrhenius do other then show how current scientific thinking was wrong?

Cheers,

 

[SY]

And what did Arrhenius do other then show how current scientific thinking was wrong?

Promoted eugenics.

 

[fdegrove]

Hi,

Some promote Scientology, so?

Cheers,

 

[SY]

Well, you asked.

 

[scott wurcer]

My wife hates runny eggs- my signature dish unfortunately involves shirred eggs and she won't eat it.

Tried the sous vide? Zimmern had a great show from Iceland where all cooking at one restaurant is done with live steam. They could bring a pot to boil in 10 sec.

PS - She wouldn't like my omlettes either.

 

[SY]

Are you kiddin'? She got hold of a bag sealer and went nuts.

Did we ever make you The Egg Dish?

(I like my omelets in the traditional French way, barely set, still jiggly and tender with some runny juices)

 

[bear]

Oil. Bah.

I use Uncle Smithy's Antenna Wax to coat my wires... promotes a smooth flow... adds a little "sheen" too.

_-_-bear

 

[fdegrove]

Hi,

(I like my omelets in the traditional French way, barely set, still jiggly and tender with some runny juices)

Now, we're talking.

Provided the eggs stemm from chickens running free, add just a few leafs of Cinnamon Basil. Magic.

Za-atar, another favourite dish of mine...Oh, well nevermind. Back to those dreaded cables I guess.

Ciao,

 

[Charles Darwin]

Hi,



Now, we're talking.

Provided the eggs stemm from chickens running free, add just a few leafs of Cinnamon Basil. Magic.

Za-atar, another favourite dish of mine...Oh, well nevermind. Back to those dreaded cables I guess.

Ciao,

Oil. Bah.

I use Uncle Smithy's Antenna Wax to coat my wires... promotes a smooth flow... adds a little "sheen" too.

_-_-bear

I prefer Granpa Georges Ear Wax for truly audible improvements.

 

[fdegrove]

Hi,

Over here that wax is called "Quies".

No eggs or basil involved in that recipe....

For oiling cables I'd recommend Triflow. So smooth!

Ciao,

 

[marce]

That's an easy one! The PhD scientists and engineers at Siltech and other cable companies helpfully mark their cables with the correct direction of signal flow. Simply connect the cable with the '<-' pointing towards the signal source to reverse the signal.

They ought to study electronics then.

 

[PeterDupont]

They ought to study electronics then.

I tried that - my Pavarotti records sounded like Maria Callas!

 

[marce]

Still goto ask, how do you reverse a.c. and can the signals read the arrows!

 

[SY]

Marce, you missed the irony.

 

[marce]

Yes I realised that now having re-read.

 

[simon7000]

Still goto ask, how do you reverse a.c. and can the signals read the arrows!

Actually if you do look hard enough wire is directional! A.C. may alternate but the power flow is directional.

 

[scott wurcer]

Actually if you do look hard enough wire is directional! A.C. may alternate but the power flow is directional.

ED, I do love your seat of the pants observations. Directionality of wire in the audiophile sense violates several first principles, not that anyone cares.

 

[scott wurcer]

omlettes

I'm in good company.