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Default Whew!! It still works!!!

On 24/08/2015 8:06 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 20:15:44 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:33:39 -0600, graham wrote:
>>
>>> On 24/08/2015 4:59 PM, Xeno wrote:
>>>> On 25/08/2015 8:08 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>> On 2015-08-24 5:30 PM, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If I were John, I would send away for a replacement set
>>>>>> of the Capresso burrs (Swiss), and figure out how to retrofit
>>>>>> his B&D burr grinder with them. Because burrs don't last forever.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh sure. Those coffee beans are so much tougher than the steel burrs.
>>>>
>>>> Swing by the Grand Canyon next time you're in the area. Water erodes
>>>> stone! ;-)
>>>>
>>> Actually, it's the sediment carried by water that erodes stone.
>>> Graham

>>
>> Water without any sediment, water is still very effective in erosion.
>> If you pour a bucket of water into a pile of dirt, what happens? The
>> force of fast moving water is very effective at wearing away rocks.
>>
>> -sw

>
> Yep, it's physics. Water weights 8 pounds a gallon, 69 pounds per cu
> ft! And kinetic energy is 1/2mv^2!! Do the math!
>
> John Kuthe...
>

John, he was talking about ROCK, not dirt.
Graham