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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" schreef in bericht
... [] "Linea Recta" schreef in bericht news I used a Lexar USB stick yesterday to boot a computer. I haven't used the stick intensively, but now I noticed that it is leaking sticky stuff from the seam on the sides. Any idea what the stuff is? Is it toxic? Can I keep using the stick normally? [] An AMAZING amount of analysis from everybody! Since nobody seems to think it _really_ is coming out (or at least no-one can think of anything there'd be enough of to be oozing as described), could it be that you - or someone in your household - has dropped it in something, or dropped something on it (possibly from something leaking above it), such that it just _looks_ as if it's coming out? [Does it smell or taste funny/good/bad? No responsibility taken if you try, mind (-:!] -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. This surely shows you don't know my household. -- |\ /| | \/ |@rk \../ \/os |
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On 20/04/2017 18:45, VanguardLH wrote:
... Some use silicon to seal them. ... That's silicone. -- Brian Gregory (in the UK). To email me please remove all the letter vee from my email address. |
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Brian Gregory wrote:
On 20/04/2017 18:45, VanguardLH wrote: ... Some use silicon to seal them. ... That's silicone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone "More precisely called polymerized siloxanes or polysiloxanes, silicones consist of an inorganic silicon-oxygen backbone chain (⋯-Si-O-Si-O-Si-O-⋯) with organic side groups attached to the silicon atoms. These silicon atoms are tetravalent. R R | | R = methyl, ethyl, phenol - Si - O - Si - O ... (presumably "making a different | | stink while they cure") R R Silicone is sometimes mistakenly referred to as silicon. The chemical element silicon is a crystalline metalloid widely used in computers and other electronic equipment." So they bear some vague relationship, by appearing in the same Wikipedia article :-) And the metalloid, I've not heard that term before. Apparently, that's English for "we've having trouble categorizing the properties of this material" :-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalloid Paul |
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Paul wrote:
And the metalloid, I've not heard that term before. Apparently, that's English for "we've having trouble categorizing the properties of this material" The eternal war between the lumpers and the splitters :-) Once upon a time, the table was metals and non-metals. Lumpers in charge. Then along came some splitters dancing between the lines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonmet...cable_elements The Talk section of the nonmetal article is fun, battling over the metalloid controversies. -- Mike Easter |
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Brian Gregory wrote:
VanguardLH wrote: ... Some use silicon to seal them. ... That's silicone. Keyboards often cannot keep up with my typing speed. Sometimes my fingers don't do what I tell them to do. |
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On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:53:58 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:
Brian Gregory wrote: VanguardLH wrote: ... Some use silicon to seal them. ... That's silicone. Keyboards often cannot keep up with my typing speed. I'm the other way around. My typing speed can't keep up with my keyboard. g Sometimes my fingers don't do what I tell them to do. My fingers *never* do what I tell them to do, whether I'm typing or playing my guitar. But leaving aside the issues with typing, I might have made the same mistake you did. I never thought about the difference between silicon and silicone before. |
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On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 16:59:50 -0700, Ken Blake
wrote: On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:53:58 -0500, VanguardLH wrote: Brian Gregory wrote: VanguardLH wrote: ... Some use silicon to seal them. ... That's silicone. Keyboards often cannot keep up with my typing speed. I'm the other way around. My typing speed can't keep up with my keyboard. g Sometimes my fingers don't do what I tell them to do. My fingers *never* do what I tell them to do, whether I'm typing or playing my guitar. But leaving aside the issues with typing, I might have made the same mistake you did. I never thought about the difference between silicon and silicone before. I've been aware of the difference for nearly all of my life, or at least since I became aware of such a thing as breast implants. Silicone, yes, but silicon would hang like a rock. No one wants that. Besides, everyone has heard of "Silicon Valley" in northern California. Silicone Valley would be completely different. Los Angeles, perhaps? -- Char Jackson |
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Ken Blake wrote:
But leaving aside the issues with typing, I might have made the same mistake you did. I never thought about the difference between silicon and silicone before. I know the difference. Just didn't manage to press long or deep enough on the "e" key. I've done lots of home repair which includes [re]sealing windows with caulking. That uses silicone. Silicon won't squeeze out of a tube and it won't smooth out using a wet finger. |
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On Tue, 25 Apr 2017 00:26:18 -0500, Char Jackson
wrote: Besides, everyone has heard of "Silicon Valley" in northern California. Silicone Valley would be completely different. Los Angeles, perhaps? LOL! |
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On Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:49:18 -0500, VanguardLH wrote:
Ken Blake wrote: But leaving aside the issues with typing, I might have made the same mistake you did. I never thought about the difference between silicon and silicone before. I know the difference. Just didn't manage to press long or deep enough on the "e" key. I've done lots of home repair which includes [re]sealing windows with caulking. That uses silicone. Silicon won't squeeze out of a tube and it won't smooth out using a wet finger. Maybe he wore out his E key. On my keyboard, the E label has just about worn out. I have had keyboards where I completely wore out the E label. Then, there are the keys that I use so infrequently that they have dust on them. Sincerely, Gene Wirchenko |
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