To: Sender
The USS Constitution was sheathed with copper on the bottom. That was to kill barnacles... Not that I take that personal.
23 posted on
03/26/2008 8:44:01 PM PDT by
Barnacle
To: Barnacle
LOL, as long as you stay above the waterline, you should be OK.
24 posted on
03/26/2008 8:50:50 PM PDT by
Sender
(Feltzqlna dads if mental our Prophet, Peace Be Upon Him)
To: Barnacle
It also killed wood eating microbes. The antimicrobial properties of copper have been known for quite some time, even if they didn’t know of the existence of microbes.
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