In article <[log in to unmask]>,
David Harvey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
:If you've been handling the specimen with bare hands? Stop! The chloride
:salts and acids found in human persperation can etch fingerprints into almost
:any metal surface.
You conservators would probably cringe if you knew how many tens
of thousands of people have handled a nickel iron that is on
display and touchable at the Ontario Science Centre. It does
seem pretty stable though...
And they don't let anyone touch the moon rock.
regards,
tai
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