And this is why PCBs were used instead of oil.  No burning, much more
chemically inert.  Too bad there's inevitable manufacturing contaminants
which are carcinogenic in very low quantities, and because they are so
persistent, cause problems for a long time.

Oil does spoil, after all.  Slowly, for good insulating mineral oil (they
put anti-oxidants like BHT, BHA, or alpha-tocopherol in it), but it does
degrade.

Silicones are essentially inert and don't really spoil, but are a LOT more
expensive, and have other disadvantages (real hard to remove with a
solvent, for instance)

On 12/28/11 8:15 AM, "C. Bergström" <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 12/28/11 11:11 PM, Douglas Eadline wrote:
>> However, if you really overclock, you can make french fries
>I think smores from the oncoming grease fire would be more fun ;)
>_______________________________________________
>Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] sponsored by Penguin Computing
>To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit
>http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf

_______________________________________________
Beowulf mailing list, [email protected] sponsored by Penguin Computing
To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit 
http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf

Reply via email to