Re: [Epic] Re:

From: Thane Morgan <thane_at_...>
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 18:53:41 -0600

J Andrew Evans wrote:

> Message text written by INTERNET:space-marine_at_...
> >> Is that how they rip tanks apart? I thought it was just carapace (in
> the
> > insect sense.)
> >
> > Andrew
>
> Nah, thats just a for of Chitin. It's too soft to harm metal. Just scrape a
> lobstershell across your car. see how it scraped the paint off, but didn't
> score the metal?
>
> For more science help, just ask.
>
> Thane<
>
> I tried your experiment and I did manage to gouge a small groove in the
> surface. Think how much better a twenty foot high Lobster is going to do!
> Unfortunately I have no twenty-foot high lobsters living in my
> neighbourhood.
>
> BTW, what do I do with the big scratch on the hood?
>
> Andrew

  That must have been a metal eating lobster, probably from near the metal
tainted waterways of New Jersey. That just proves my point; tyrannids need
metal in their diets to build strong claws.

As to the scratch: battery acid should clean that right up. It will gently melt
the edges of the paint along the scratch and allow you mould the scratch into a
smooth surface again. I suggest sucking an appropriate amount out of the
battery through a straw, then spitting it on the scratch. It should taste like
strawberries! Alternatively, just dump the whole thing on the car hood and wipe
the excess off with your shirt.

Skip... I mean, Thane
Received on Wed Sep 09 1998 - 00:53:41 UTC