Unobtanium

Padding his resume for ad copy writing job.

"Philip Holman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Saw this add in rbm. Swap mystical for mythical.

"the big beefy ti tubes make it stiffer than anything and yet they retain
that almost mystical "energy return" quality that only titanium possesses.
it will also never fatigue or need replacing (titanium lasts forever and
never fatigues)."

PH

Philip Holman said:

Saw this add in rbm. Swap mystical for mythical.

"the big beefy ti tubes make it stiffer than anything and yet they
retain that almost mystical "energy return" quality that only titanium
possesses. it will also never fatigue or need replacing (titanium lasts
forever and never fatigues)."

Titanium Ti-3Al-2.5V alloy (commonly used for bicycle frames) has
fatigue strength of 40,600 psi at 10 million stress cycles. This drops
to 24,700 psi with a stress concentration factor of 1.8.

As for "energy return", losses in metals deformed in their elastic range
are small enough that they are typically disregarded. Note that most
springs are made of steel, not titanium/titanium alloy.

Titanium/titanium alloy will also corrode, but not significantly under
normal conditions of bicycle use (but neither will steel and aluminium
alloy with care under normal use).

--
Tom Sherman

There are lots of famous metals available

(from an email exchange April 23 1981)

condominium - used in construction of high density residential housing
aquarium - element used in plastic tubing
sanitarium - white metal used in toilet seats
equilibrium - heavy metal used in lamp bases
delirium - chief element in guitar strings
encomium - gaudy metal used in plaques and awards
honorarium - precious metal used in plaques and awards
podium - alloyed with auditorium and exordium to produce tedium
allium - a metal used in everything
emporium - a metal used in counterfeit coins
gymnasium - a metal used to make springs
medium - a metal used in crystal balls
millennium - a metal used in commemorative plates
moritorium - a metal used in coffins
odium - a metal used in heroin needles
pandemonium - a metal used in kids' bed springs
planetarium - a light gas found around medium sized stars
premium - first element discovered
stadium - metal that attracts money

--
Ron Hardin
[email hidden]

On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

As an engineer, my two favorites are miraculum and proposalloy, often used in
the preliminary design of new systems. They have whatever properties the
customer wants.

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:21:20 GMT, Ron Hardin <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

There are lots of famous metals available

(from an email exchange April 23 1981)

condominium - used in construction of high density residential housing
aquarium - element used in plastic tubing
sanitarium - white metal used in toilet seats
equilibrium - heavy metal used in lamp bases
delirium - chief element in guitar strings
encomium - gaudy metal used in plaques and awards
honorarium - precious metal used in plaques and awards
podium - alloyed with auditorium and exordium to produce tedium
allium - a metal used in everything
emporium - a metal used in counterfeit coins
gymnasium - a metal used to make springs
medium - a metal used in crystal balls
millennium - a metal used in commemorative plates
moritorium - a metal used in coffins
odium - a metal used in heroin needles
pandemonium - a metal used in kids' bed springs
planetarium - a light gas found around medium sized stars
premium - first element discovered
stadium - metal that attracts money

How about

Tedium- A metal found in many messages posted to Bicycles.Tech.

place smiley face here.

"Robert Masse" wrote: (clip)Tedium- A metal found in many messages posted to
Bicycles.Tech.(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This thread started out on-topic, but it is definitely off now. How about
forwarding this whole business to rec.crafts.metalworking.

Or to rec.crafts.pandemonium, a cooking group.

Since Titanium can be had for a price, it might be called semi-Unobtainium.
Perhaps an alloy of Unobtainium and dollars?

"Ron Hardin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

There are lots of famous metals available

(from an email exchange April 23 1981)

condominium - used in construction of high density residential housing
aquarium - element used in plastic tubing
sanitarium - white metal used in toilet seats
equilibrium - heavy metal used in lamp bases
delirium - chief element in guitar strings
encomium - gaudy metal used in plaques and awards
honorarium - precious metal used in plaques and awards
podium - alloyed with auditorium and exordium to produce tedium
allium - a metal used in everything
emporium - a metal used in counterfeit coins
gymnasium - a metal used to make springs
medium - a metal used in crystal balls
millennium - a metal used in commemorative plates
moritorium - a metal used in coffins
odium - a metal used in heroin needles
pandemonium - a metal used in kids' bed springs
planetarium - a light gas found around medium sized stars
premium - first element discovered
stadium - metal that attracts money

--
Ron Hardin
[email hidden]

On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk.

Philip Holman said:

Saw this add in rbm. Swap mystical for mythical.

"the big beefy ti tubes make it stiffer than anything and yet they
retain that almost mystical "energy return" quality that only titanium
possesses. it will also never fatigue or need replacing (titanium lasts
forever and never fatigues)."

That one pegged my manurometer. Agreed on the s/myst/myth
--
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"Leo Lichtman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

"Robert Masse" wrote: (clip)Tedium- A metal found in many messages posted to
Bicycles.Tech.(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This thread started out on-topic, but it is definitely off now. How about
forwarding this whole business to rec.crafts.metalworking.

Or to rec.crafts.pandemonium, a cooking group.

Doesn't matter so long as it's funny, & this is one of the funniest
newsgroups. Some have no sense of humor at all.
John

HARMONIUM!
i have a nice quote from a NASA engineer(as to copy) from 'aerospace
weakly' on the BUSH outaspace program where the guy wonders how to
extract aerospacre from this great blunderium. but not time to type it
in. infinitium!
happy nonmotorium!

In article <[email hidden]>,

Robert Masse said:

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:21:20 GMT, Ron Hardin <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

There are lots of famous metals available

(from an email exchange April 23 1981)

condominium - used in construction of high density residential housing
aquarium - element used in plastic tubing
sanitarium - white metal used in toilet seats
equilibrium - heavy metal used in lamp bases
delirium - chief element in guitar strings
encomium - gaudy metal used in plaques and awards
honorarium - precious metal used in plaques and awards
podium - alloyed with auditorium and exordium to produce tedium
allium - a metal used in everything
emporium - a metal used in counterfeit coins
gymnasium - a metal used to make springs
medium - a metal used in crystal balls
millennium - a metal used in commemorative plates
moritorium - a metal used in coffins
odium - a metal used in heroin needles
pandemonium - a metal used in kids' bed springs
planetarium - a light gas found around medium sized stars
premium - first element discovered
stadium - metal that attracts money

How about

Tedium- A metal found in many messages posted to Bicycles.Tech.

Podium - stable substrate for applying gold, silver, and bronze,
thought to have originated in ancient Greece.

Thornium - natural catalyst that deoxygenates butyl rubber inner tubes.

Van
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"Doug Huffman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Since Titanium can be had for a price, it might be called semi-Unobtainium.
Perhaps an alloy of Unobtainium and dollars?

Those would be dollars of the $Ag type, right?
DR