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Re: clearing dichromate stain



With all the Karen email I have received, it's hard to tell if I am hearing the sound of one hand clapping or a dead horse being beaten...... hehehehe

In a message dated 1/11/07 8:07:01 PM, kthayer@pacifier.com writes:


P.S.  I called my sister this morning per our usual Saturday custom; 
she wasn't home so I talked to her husband for a few minutes. He 
said, "I'm writing an e-mail to express my annoyance about 
something."  I said, "Funny, I've just done the same thing."  He said 
his was about difficulties in selling his parents' home, and asked 
what mine was about.  I said, "Well, as a matter of fact, mine was 
about potassium metabisulfite."   We laughed, but since he's an 
analytical chemist, he was curious what could be annoying about 
potassium metabisulfite.  I said, "Well, this person thinks that 
potassium metabisulfite is 'infinitely better' than say potassium or 
sodium bisulfite for clearing dichromate stain,  because potassium 
metabisulfite is more soluble and therefore it washes out of paper 
faster."  He said, "Hunh?  That makes no sense."  I said, "Exactly."

Since there doesn't seem to be much point in prolonging this 
discussion further, I won't.
Katharine Thayer






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Mark Nelson

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