To: golux
Experimental zinc anodes? These so called scientists must have majored in women's and black studies... they certainly do not know maritime or marine history.
LLS
9 posted on
05/28/2011 4:48:15 AM PDT by
LibLieSlayer
("If you lie hard enough and sell your soul... you can scam your way to the top" barack obama)
To: LibLieSlayer
yeah no kidding, sacrificial anodes have been in use since pretty much the birth of iron ships.
To: LibLieSlayer
It does appear to be a sound principle, except for that reversing the corrosion part. Oil rigs use aluminum blocks and ships place zinc on their hulls for the same protection. Of course there is a risk of contamination of the soil around the site. Hello, EPA!
11 posted on
05/28/2011 5:04:55 AM PDT by
Thebaddog
(Shakey Jake said, " The hippies will never survive!")
To: LibLieSlayer
Just about every sailor knows about sacrificial zincs.
13 posted on
05/28/2011 5:21:54 AM PDT by
arthurus
(Read Hazlitt's "Economics In One Lesson.")
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