Re: I just don't understand

[dresden@tiac.net]

 What is the
>design of the receptacle for the dipstick that permits this to happen?

I think a mental block shows right there...assuming it's in the design of
the receptacle and not the stick. The rounded side of the dipstick probably
doesn't have that tendency to surface tension like the flat side does, so
the oil flows over to the flat side of the stick even as you're pulling it
out.

That's my SWAG, anyway.