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Why Covet Ancient Chariots. . .
The Times (UK) ^
| 1-5-2006
| Richard Owen
Posted on 01/05/2007 12:05:03 PM PST by blam
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To: SunkenCiv
I don't have that kind of money, so I'll have to settle for the $50 one.
I'm going outside now, to light up a ziggarut.
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01/06/2007 1:22:31 AM PST
by
Fred Nerks
(Read THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD free pdf download. Link on my bio page.)
To: HiTech RedNeck; RightWhale; blam
"Lubrication in the form of animal fat or tallow is known to have been used, although the exact composition has not been determined."
Here
"Lubricant found on a chariot circa 1,400 B.C. was probably mutton or beef tallow, with a melting point of 49.5°C." Here
Herodotus wrote of refining petroleum to get lubricants. And 1,900 years ago, Pliny the Elder wrote out a list of vegetable oils that were commonly used at the time for lubrication.
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posted on
01/06/2007 1:53:07 AM PST
by
endthematrix
(Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
Sand in the bearings will ruin an otherwise exhilarating chariot outing.
To: endthematrix
The front wheel bearings of my old Chevy were originally factory packed with mutton tallow. The repacking was with silicon grease, which at least doesn't smell so bad after long trips.
To: Fred Nerks
LOL
Plastic does not use Greece, if it it PTFE, but the Bible does, at least in that one book.
The lamentation of the recently dead cannot be heard except by God. The wailing and cries of the living serves to remind us of the price of _________.
Sheets of PTFE are sold to RV'rs pulling 5th wheel rigs (yes, I am that old) to use on the hitch in lieu of grease. Not exactly bronze chariots, but in some cases, they cost much gold.
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01/06/2007 10:25:17 AM PST
by
ASOC
(The phrase "What if" or "If only" are for children.)
To: ASOC
If they pick up congress-critters, their equipment will surly fail from lack of lucubration....
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01/08/2007 12:06:16 PM PST
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lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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