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From: jeffw@midas.TEK.COM (Jeff Winslow)
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Subject: Re: Mercury Filled Speaker Wire
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Date: Tue, 15-Sep-87 13:09:57 EDT
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In article <1709@crash.CTS.COM> bblue@crash.CTS.COM (Bill Blue) writes:

>In my view, the big culprit that kills the 'hardware store' variety
>cables is the varying time of arrival of different frequencies at the
>other end of the cable due to skin effect propagation and other factors.

What is "skin effect propagation", explained in physical terms used in
their intended fashion?

Reading strangeness such as this makes me suspect the author doesn't really
know what he's talking about. But I'm willing to be instructed.

		Jeff Winslow
		"A silver platter! Isn't she charming?" - Herod, Salome