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today I learned that borax lowers the melting point of most minerals. that's kind of cool. -- nm

Posted by mafic Sep 28 '13, 19:33

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Uh-huh. Why we use it in casting. -- nm - the liioulu with insects Sep 28, 20:09
... on second thought, *how* did you learn this? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 28, 19:55 3
- I was smelting things. I asked why we used borax as part of the process. -- nm - mafic Sep 28, 20:08
- Borax can be used to get the smell of urine out of mattresses, -- nm - Spawn Sep 28, 19:57 1
  - When we lived in the condo, a discarded mattress got set on fire ... Almost burnt the building down. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 28, 20:01
but you need a 20 mule team to get it -- nm - peglegpete Sep 28, 19:41
Doesn't any impurity lower the melting point of any substance? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 28, 19:41 1
- I wouldn't think so - zork Sep 28, 19:48
They're called ... Oh wait. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 28, 19:39

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