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Re: Russian trick

From: Alexandre Eremenko (no email)
Date: Mon Oct 04 2004 - 23:41:20 EDT

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    Dear Robert,
    Thank you for your info.
    Is mercury available these days anywhere?
    Its reflecting surface should be the best you can hope for.

    > My system is just to use waste oil from the boatyard in a dish.

    Yes, oil better resists wind than water.
    (I first experimented with ordinary water).

    Alex.

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