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Re: Viscosity Interpretation.

To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Subject: Re: Viscosity Interpretation.
From: Bob Norway <examiner@scci.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 17:03:18 -0500
As soon as I saw the Hershey Choc. syrup, I went on to other things.......
not that there is anything wrong with Hershey's.... hehehehe :0)

Cheers
Bob

Joe Curry wrote:

> Come on you guys (and gals).  I have been anxiously awaiting all the
> raspberries and flames over my posting this rather interesting but
> somewhat innocuous piece of useless information.
>
> Did this go completely over everybody's heads?  8^)
>
> Joe
>
> Joe Curry wrote:
> >
> > I ran across this little tidbit in one of my books.  I thought it might
> > provide a little "Light" reading for the list. Here goes:
> >
> > Listing viscosities by centerpoise is sometimes confusing unless one is
> > thoroughly familiar with this particular system.  The following
> > practical interpretation will be of assistance.  The viscosity readings
> > are for mixed compounds.
> >
> > The readings were taken at 25 degrees C with a Brookfield viscometer.
> >
> >      1 CENTIPOISE (C.P)....WATER
> >   4000 CENTIPOISE (C.P)....#10 MOTOR OIL
> >  3,500 CENTIPOISE (C.P)....CASTOR OIL
> >  4,500 CENTIPOISE (C.P)....KARO SYRUP
> > 25,000 CENTIPOISE (C.P)....HERSHEY CHOC. SYRUP
> >
> >              OIL VISCOSITY
> >  _________________________________________
> > |         |   Saybolt Universal Seconds   |
> > |         |_______________________________|
> > |  SAE    |    130 o F    |    210 o F    |
> > |         | Min.  |  Max. |  Min. |  Max. |
> > |_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|
> > |   10    |   90  |  120  |       |       |
> > |   20    |  120  |  185  |       |       |
> > |   30    |  185  |  255  |       |       |
> > |   40    |  255  |       |       |   80  |
> > |   50    |       |       |   80  |  105  |
> > |   60    |       |       |  105  |  125  |
> > |   70    |       |       |  125  |  150  |
> > |_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|
> >
> > Happy reading,
> > Joe
> >
> > --
> > "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> >  -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
>
> --
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
>  -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer



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