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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2778074, member: 24314&quot;]jeffB, post: 2777986, member: I&#039;d argue that that&#039;s not a good definition of &quot;cleaning&quot;, but it is an excellent example of &quot;begging the question&quot;. What does &quot;original state&quot; mean? </p><p>By this definition, <b>setting a broken arm is &quot;cleaning&quot;,</b> but washing off a carrot that you&#039;ve just pulled out of the ground isn&#039;t.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks, you are correct.&nbsp; I forgot to modify my original note! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":eggface:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #330066">Cleaning is a chemical or mechanical operation on an item seeking to remove any type of contamination in order to restore it as close as possible to its original state.</span></p><p><span style="color: #330066"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Better?&nbsp; Now, if I need to explain what &quot;original&quot; <b><span style="color: #b30000">as made</span></b> (or in the case of the carrot, as grown) means...</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">More to post later, I&#039;m at a coin show.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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