[ExI] NBIC/GRIN Elements as Philosopher's Magnum Opus

Adrian Tymes atymes at gmail.com
Tue Aug 9 22:41:42 UTC 2011


On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Dave Sill <sparge at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Adrian Tymes <atymes at gmail.com> wrote:
>> While there are
>> all sorts of liquids, for example, I am not aware of any lubricant that
>> is not a liquid...
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubricant#Solid_lubricants

True, but those don't really seem to be lubricants, so much as fixed parts
of one of the surfaces that reduce or eliminate the need for lubricants.
Though the function is close enough, I suppose.



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