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Re: Storing bricks at low temperatures
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lugnet.general, lugnet.storage
Date: 
Mon, 26 Jun 2000 11:36:22 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Geoffrey Hyde writes:
Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message

This may be one place where the US is behind the rest of the world. Most • large
appliances in the US are indeed made of enameled steel at least on the
outside.

Yes, and I think I know why.  It's a lot easier to pressform steel into
whatever shape you want, and is seen as recyclable as well.

Ha!  Your naïveté is cute, but misplaced.  One must never underestimate the
power of the refrigerator-magnet lobby.  Plastic appliances...puh-leez!

Chris



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  Re: Storing bricks at low temperatures
 
(...) Exactly my train of thought--the primary purpose of refrigerators is as magnetic bulletin boards[1], the bigger, the better. --Bram 1) mostly for displaying magnets, but also for the stuff the magnets happen to be holding up. Bram (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
  Re: Storing bricks at low temperatures
 
Christopher Weeks <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote in message news:FwrEwM.JDs@lugnet.com... (...) Most (...) the (...) :-) That, and the fact that the average American would probably switch to plastic the moment someone invents a magnet that attracts (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)

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Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:FwrBKH.5yD@lugnet.com... (...) large (...) outside. (...) extent, (...) an (...) think) (...) Yes, and I think I know why. It's a lot easier to pressform steel into whatever shape you (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)

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