[ARC5] On Hacking

[J. Forster]

Not 'melted' then. Roasted.

Marble = Calcium Carbonate
Calcium Carbonate + heat = Calcium Oxide

There is a Calcium Oxide cement.

-John

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> The Roman statues were made of marble! How don't know how the chemistry
> works, and it is not important to understand my point!
>
> Sent from my iPad
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> On Oct 15, 2012, at 8:20 PM, Peter Gottlieb <nerd at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> How do you melt cement?
>>
>>
>> On 10/15/2012 8:56 PM, Francesco Ledda wrote:
>>> The Vandals about 1300 years ago melted most of the Roman statues to
>>> make
>>> cement and other things... nothing is left of what Vandals made out of
>>> that
>>> cement.
>>>
>>> We, about 30 years ago, cannibalized, destroyed large quantities of US
>>> surplus to make pretty much nothing out of it!
>>>
>>> What can I say, history repeats itself.
>>>
>>> FL
>>> KF5RXV
>>>
>>>
>>> ----Original Message-----
>>> From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>>> [mailto:arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
>>> Behalf Of mac
>>> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 6:58 PM
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>>> Cc: Mike Morrow
>>> Subject: Re: [ARC5] On Hacking
>>>
>>>   I grew up in Montana in the 40's and 50's in a house full of guns and
>>> at
>>> that time, at least,  sporterized M1903s were numerous and highly
>>> prized.  I
>>> also recall that the NRA fully aided and abetted these mutilations with
>>> numerous conversion articles and advertisements for stocks, sights,
>>> mounts,
>>> gunsmithing tools, chemicals, etc., etc.
>>> in their monthly publication.
>>>
>>> Dennis D.  W7QHO
>>> Glendale, CA
>>>
>>> ******************
>>> On Oct 15, 2012, at 8:11 AM, Mike Morrow wrote (in part):
>>>
>>>>  A sportorized Model 1903 Springfield
>>>> or Model 1917 Winchester or Mark III Enfield is in any case
>>>> essentially worthless.
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