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    Today, 12:48 PM
    philbur replied to a thread 20,000 M-16s missing, no guards & no clues! in General
    Kuwait has a GDP per capita similar to the USA, why do you attempt to draw a comaprison between Kuwait and the Phillipines, which has a GDP per...
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    Yesterday, 05:32 AM
    philbur replied to a thread Ok CANADA, EXPLAIN this in General
    Was it ever otherwise? Phil:)
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    05-23-2013, 05:41 PM
    philbur replied to a thread Ok CANADA, EXPLAIN this in General
    True, but then that would make higher voltages proportionally evan more dangerous. Phil:)
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    05-23-2013, 05:23 PM
    philbur replied to a thread Ok CANADA, EXPLAIN this in General
    Yes but whether I grab a pair of 600V wires or a pair of 120V wires my body resistance is the same. So the current is proportional to the voltage. ...
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    05-23-2013, 11:20 AM
    philbur replied to a thread Ok CANADA, EXPLAIN this in General
    Ya, and current is proportional to voltage. So you are saying 120VAC is as dangerous as 600VAC. I'm glade you'r not doing my electrical work. ...
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    05-23-2013, 08:38 AM
    philbur replied to a thread Ok CANADA, EXPLAIN this in General
    Less copper more deaths. No sure what makes the best sense in that one. Phil:)
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    05-23-2013, 08:20 AM
    philbur replied to a thread End of the Falcon? in General
    And so the world turns. Phil:)
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    05-22-2013, 08:59 AM
    philbur replied to a thread Terminology question in General
    Sounds like a reasonable rule of thumb to me. It's all about achieving load distribution and avoiding high, point loading on that fragile cutting...
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    05-20-2013, 05:11 AM
    philbur replied to a thread G power in General
    Looks like something you wind up first thing in the morning, do a show and tell with the investors at around 11:00, follow up with a slap-up 2 hour...
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    05-20-2013, 03:54 AM
    philbur replied to a thread compressed gas mixtures in General
    You can't liquefy air just by increasing the pressure, you have to also reduce the temperature. It’s a mystery to me why you don’t just Google the...
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    05-13-2013, 08:34 AM
    philbur replied to a thread Geez... you Canadians piss off everyone. in General
    Another bit of cross border hassle. Did you know if you go to Canada on a business trip (at least from Europe) you are liable for Canadian income tax...
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    05-09-2013, 10:54 AM
    philbur replied to a thread Thermal Imaging in General
    But surely this thread is about thermal imaging and surely thermal imaging is all about capturing the image generated by blackbody radiation. It is...
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    05-09-2013, 10:10 AM
    philbur replied to a thread Thermal Imaging in General
    Then your thinking is in error. My first language is English. I have not asked for an English lesson. Forget nuance and all the other...
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    05-09-2013, 03:32 AM
    philbur replied to a thread Thermal Imaging in General
    No need for insults Evan, just humour me for a moment and answer my question. Is statement 1 correct or is statement 2 correct? Are you saying...
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    05-09-2013, 03:05 AM
    philbur replied to a thread Thermal Imaging in General
    Humour me for just a moment and answer my question. Is statement 1 correct or is statement 2 correct? Phil:)
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    05-08-2013, 05:56 PM
    philbur replied to a thread Thermal Imaging in General
    Lots of words but none of it alters the meaning in post #22. Let's condense the post down a little: Statement 1: thermal blackbody emission is...
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    05-08-2013, 03:06 PM
    philbur replied to a thread Thermal Imaging in General
    Read post #22. vincemulhollon correctly stated: Note thermal (just heat it up) blackbody emission stuff is not how LEDs and lasers and...
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    05-08-2013, 01:26 PM
    philbur replied to a thread Thermal Imaging in General
    I thought it was the other way round. We didn't hunt in the dark because we couldn't see in the dark. Lions hunt in the dark but I don't think...
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    05-08-2013, 01:03 PM
    philbur replied to a thread Thermal Imaging in General
    So does that mean we are agreed that your assertion that phosphor operates as a back body emitter was in error. Phil:)
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    05-08-2013, 12:35 PM
    philbur replied to a thread Thermal Imaging in General
    Yes but I don't think that phosphor works as a back-body emitter. Black-body radiation wavelength is a function of it's temperature whereas I think...
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    05-08-2013, 11:10 AM
    philbur replied to a thread Glass vs magnetic in General
    This has more than one implication. Phil:)
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    05-04-2013, 04:26 PM
    philbur replied to a thread Good idea collet holder with straight shank held by chuck ? in General
    If you are going to mount a collet holder in a 3 jaw self-centering chuck why not just mount the part directly in the chuck. Phil:)
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    05-04-2013, 09:31 AM
    philbur replied to a thread cast iron definition in General
    I think the leaving out side for a few months is not about stress relieving as such but is to allow for the castings to achieve dimensional stability...
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    05-02-2013, 05:30 PM
    philbur replied to a thread OT: Airless Tires create Math Question in General
    It should be (50+15)/15 or 4.33 Phil:)
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    05-02-2013, 12:59 PM
    philbur replied to a thread OT: Airless Tires create Math Question in General
    The internet never ceases to amaze me, I just type"where does tyre wear go": ...
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    05-02-2013, 10:09 AM
    philbur replied to a thread OT: Airless Tires create Math Question in General
    It's a volume of air at atmospheric pressure approximately equal to 1 square mile by 165 ft high. assuming 16" mean diiameter and a 2" by 6"...
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    05-02-2013, 09:56 AM
    philbur replied to a thread OT: Airless Tires create Math Question in General
    It's not missing, it's a totally different question requiring a different equation. Stay with the program Evan. Phil:)
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    04-30-2013, 01:54 PM
    philbur replied to a thread Another metric rant..... maybe not what you expect in General
    I believe the Mad Hatter's Tea Party predates 92. Most appropriate! Phil:)
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    04-29-2013, 12:48 PM
    philbur replied to a thread R8 Spindle Seating/Runout Problem in General
    I think the centering sleeve is a bad idea. How will you know the sleeve is perfectly centered and what is the consequence of it not being perfectly...
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    04-29-2013, 12:26 PM
    philbur replied to a thread R8 Spindle Seating/Runout Problem in General
    An R8 collet has a guiding diameter at the top end and of course the taper at the bottom end. With both these surfaces correctly seated there should...
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