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<p>[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 887554, member: 4552"]Basically correct. Most people have a tendancy to overkill on things due to no experience, impatience, lack of research, etc. There are many, many examples of this in everyday life. </p><p>For example I've seen people wax thier cars almost every month using auto waxes that contain cleaners. The cleaners are usually strong enough to remove the last layer of wax so basically a waste of time, money but good excersize. People every day kill house plants with excessive watering due to someone telling them to remember to water your plants so they do over and over and over. </p><p>That is part of the problem saying a dip in something for a coin is OK. Not seeing the entire picture or remembering all, there will be some that will DIP a coin in battery acid, Walmart jewlery cleaners, dish soaps, Drano, etc. </p><p>That famous Acetone dip too can be erroneously performed. I've known individuals that have used the same Acetone for paint brushes, cleaning tools and then dipping a coin in it and wondering how we here can be so dumb as to say it was OK. </p><p>This is why it is sometimes much better to say leave sleeping dogs lie. </p><p>IF you don't know if they bite, why test them?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 887554, member: 4552"]Basically correct. Most people have a tendancy to overkill on things due to no experience, impatience, lack of research, etc. There are many, many examples of this in everyday life. For example I've seen people wax thier cars almost every month using auto waxes that contain cleaners. The cleaners are usually strong enough to remove the last layer of wax so basically a waste of time, money but good excersize. People every day kill house plants with excessive watering due to someone telling them to remember to water your plants so they do over and over and over. That is part of the problem saying a dip in something for a coin is OK. Not seeing the entire picture or remembering all, there will be some that will DIP a coin in battery acid, Walmart jewlery cleaners, dish soaps, Drano, etc. That famous Acetone dip too can be erroneously performed. I've known individuals that have used the same Acetone for paint brushes, cleaning tools and then dipping a coin in it and wondering how we here can be so dumb as to say it was OK. This is why it is sometimes much better to say leave sleeping dogs lie. IF you don't know if they bite, why test them?[/QUOTE]
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