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I think long term storage gives chemistry time to work. Following the condensation of moisture, adsorption onto the internal surfaces...

In general yes. But it may depend on local codes. I really only know about California. The reason is that the utility transformer may...

I hear this popular attitude a lot, but I am very skeptical. Cheap parts aren't that predictable. I think the point is that the...

Yes, I think so. But your water utility will actually know the pertinent rules and the specific construction involved (like coatings and...

Consumer products are typically designed without regard to long life. If it lasted 5 years, you got what you paid for, storage time...

Plastic pipes don't require grounding (because you can't). Metal pipes do. If, in distribution, they switch between them, the metal must...

Oh that's so sad. phinds was a great guy. What he didn't know about wood wasn't worth knowing.

The symmetry of eggs seems to be a point of misunderstanding. There is a big diversity in the symmetry of a pre-fertilized egg. To begin...

This still could trip an RCD depending on the path of the current on the water pipe. The pipe from the house to the shutoff valve may be...

The building codes, at least in California, require that metallic water pipes be grounded to earth and that the neutral conductors are...

Good afternoon, This is not Paul, but rather his son Robert. I am very sad to write here that my dad passed away on Saturday...

I'm very sorry for your loss Robert. Thanks for letting us know. Paul was an important part of the PF community, he will be missed.

Thank you for the update Robert, and I'm very sorry for the loss to you and your family. Paul was an amazing member here, with many...

damn. this is hard to hear. @phinds was just a loved and core member for 15 years. Thank you so much for taking a bit of time to let us...

I don't understand what you mean by "relative to the speed of light"? We refer to objects, not speeds, when we speak of relative motion...