Klarinet Archive - Posting 000140.txt from 1998/01

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: swabbing really does wear it out
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:17:05 -0500

Oh, you are sly.....very sly! ;)

Roger Garrett
IWU

On Sat, 3 Jan 1998, Baldy wrote:

> Ah, ha - you have discovered the premise of my argument. In your example it
> is not your finger that has worn down the stone. It is the dirt (even
> microscopic) that has the abrasive qualities. The same thing with a swab -
> the swab cloth in and of itself will not - cannot - wear down anything
> harder than itself. Contaminated with dirt and dust - it might.
>
> Bob
>
> ----------
> > From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
> > To: klarinet@-----.us
> > Cc: wde1@-----.com
> > Subject: Re: swabbing really does wear it out
> > Date: Saturday, January 03, 1998 9:33 PM
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 3 Jan 1998, Baldy wrote:
> >
> > > this has really confused me. As I understand the basic thesis it is
> being
> > > suggestd that a softer item can wear down a harder item. I always
> thought
> > > it was the other way around. I guess then I could take a soft cloth and
> rub
> > > it on a diamond and gradually wear it away. Go figure!
> > >
> > > Bob
> >
> > Use your finger to rub a stone (I would argue that your finger is softer
> > than a stone?) and do this for a year or two. I guarantee that you will
> > wear the stone enough to make a measurable difference.
> >
> > Water running across a rock bed is softer than the rock, yet erosion
> > exists....
> >
> > Are you still confused?
> >
> > Roger Garrett
> > IWU
> >
> >
>