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From: charles@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM (Charles Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Seagate (we're getting out of hand)
Message-ID: <5660049@hpcvca.CV.HP.COM>
Date: 1 Aug 89 17:54:43 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, Oregon
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>> However, the calculation of the layers of molecules was probably done
>> macroscopically.  Take the  total number of molecules put down on the
>> surface.  Determine the "size" of a single molecule.

> In this case, Absolutely not!  How are you going to know how many
> molecules you have applied to the surface of the disc?  The lubricant
> with a linin cloth, remember!?  How much lubricant is left
> on the cloth?  How much on the disc?  You can get a rough approximation
> if you are dealing with a large quantity of lubricant, but in this case,
> we are not.  5 molecules thick on a 5&1/4in disc is less than a drop.
> I submit to you, the only way find the thickness of the lubricant layer,
> is measurement.

1.  Weigh the disk.
2.  Spread the lubricant onto the disk.
3.  Weigh the disk.
4.  The rest of this procedure will be left as an exercise for the
	student.  ;-)
--
	Charles Brown	charles@cv.hp.com or charles%hpcvca@hplabs.hp.com
			or hplabs!hpcvca!charles or "Hey you!"
	Not representing my employer.

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