jj@alice.UUCP (05/22/85)
>P.S. While I'm at it, someone mentioned that they belived hot water >contains less minerals than cold because they've seen mineral buildup >inside a hot water tank. This buildup is most likely due to evaporation, >and, hence, concentration of the minerals to the point of their >precipitation on the walls of the tank. > > Ken Hruday > University of Alberta That's funny, I never had any steam coming out of the tank, which had no leaks! I wonder where all that evaporated water went? <Please, please, PLEASE think first, post later!!!> P.S. The person who pointed out that what I measured was only the tank is quite correct. I guess that, given I have copper plumbing, I don't figure that I'm picking up much in the pipe. Certainly one would pick up more in old iron pipe! P.P.S. Please move this to net.imaginary.physics. -- TEDDY BEARS ARE OPINIONATED! AFTER ALL, SOMEONE HAS TO BE RIGHT! "Then one said to the other, I think we must be gone, We'll leave a present for our friend before me move along..." (ihnp4/allegra)!alice!jj