16 Mar
2004
16 Mar
'04
2:59 a.m.
On Tue, Mar 16, 2004 at 07:07:30AM -0800, Gene Buckle wrote:
The cap failure is due to a formulation error. The
formua was stolen
from a competeing cap mfr, and they got it just a little bit wrong. There
was a big write up about this when it was first discovered.
Right... it did get quite a bit of press when the news broke. As I understand
it, the part of the formula they got wrong is an outgassing inhibitor.
-ethan
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Ethan Dicks, A-130-S Current South Pole Weather at 17-Mar-2004 05:49 Z
South Pole Station
PSC 468 Box 400 Temp -51.5 F (-46.4 C) Windchill -93.3 F (-69.7 C)
APO AP 96598 Wind 10.7 kts Grid 003 Barometer 674.7 mb (10828. ft)
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