Klarinet Archive - Posting 000324.txt from 1997/02

From: "Scott D. Morrow" <SDM@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Keeping a clarinet warm
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 12:11:47 -0500

>Mark Charette wrote:
>
>> Wrapping it in aluminum foil will
>> also make a large difference (shiny side in or out? - I've done
>> experiments both ways with my kids, and there is negligable
>> difference either way, and whether you're keeping something hot or
>> cold). The aluminum foil thing during experimentation added about
>> 20% efficiency (in temperature differentials after 2 hours) to 1" of
>> expanded close-celled polystyrene foam. We tested foil next to the
>> object as well as foam next to object - the results were statistically
>> insignificant.
>
>I'll bet your kids enjoyed being wrapped in tin foil! Or did they like
>the foam better?

You lose either way: if you wrap them up, they stay fresh longer; but if
you don't, they get spoiled!

-Scott

Scott D. Morrow
Department of Biochemistry
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
(410) 955-3631

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