Archive for September, 2011

Sep 29 2011

Steal My Copper, Please

Published by under Notes & Asides,Opinion

Copper is neat stuff. It’s malleable, ductile, resists corrosion, transfers heat readily, and can be easily soldered. In various forms it is incredibly useful. There are around 50 pounds of copper in an automobile, and 11,000 pounds in a diesel locomotive, for example. One of the less useful forms that copper takes is when it [...]

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