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carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick) writes:
> Hmmm.  Interesting argument.  But I've got a question.  Have you ever looked 
> a piece of aluminum that's exposted to the atmosphere for an extended period 
> time?  Notice how it's got this aluminum oxide layer on it?  Now look at the
> inside of an aluminum pot.  Nice and shiny.
> 
> Now:	Where did the aluminum oxide you'd've expected to see on the inside of
> 	the pot go?


On the risk that Carl is joking here:  You can't see the oxide in neither
case, it's very thin.  There's a process called 'Eloxal' where Al ware is
oxidized through electricity and develops a very corrosion-proof surface.

ralf
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