31 Mar
2002
31 Mar
'02
2:27 p.m.
It's true. The mercury was used to stiffen the brims. Chronic hat wearers
also had problems.
--John
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Marvin Johnston
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 22:47 PM
To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Soldering and other skills (was Re: QL-Quality (Was: ZX-81
Question))
"R. D. Davis" wrote:
As I understand it, "the mad hatter" got that way from mercury, not
lead.
Quothe Chuck Dickman, from writings of Sun, Mar 31, 2002 at
08:12:16PM -0500:
> I enjoy soldering.... It is almost
meditative.... but then it
might just
be the
flux fumes.... :-)
...or the lead in the solder. You've heard of the saying "mad as a
hatter"? ...not that there's anything wrong with madness, a rather
good quality for a hacker to possess. :-)