Thread: Curious freaks of steel, St-Louis Republic 1890.

That is a very interesting article and if true another reason to rotate your razors!

For those inclined, grains are a large focus in metals from an engineering perspective. See: Crystallite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

However these grains tend to be very small and, as said, powerful microscopes are needed to see them. And they really don't have an overall 'alignment', nor can I see them magically realigning themselves without some applied driving force. I would be inclined to think that, if the writers have any clue what they are really talking about, it was about some macroscopically observable phenomenon.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Well speaking for myself, I correspond to one of those two adjectives ...... only the first one thankfully .....

That would explain your "User Title"

Originally Posted by Martin103

That would explain your "User Title"

Yeah, it ain't JimmyBC .........

Originally Posted by ScienceGuy

For those inclined, grains are a large focus in metals from an engineering perspective. See: Crystallite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

However these grains tend to be very small and, as said, powerful microscopes are needed to see them. And they really don't have an overall 'alignment', nor can I see them magically realigning themselves without some applied driving force. I would be inclined to think that, if the writers have any clue what they are really talking about, it was about some macroscopically observable phenomenon.

Your post just made me think of the 'old wives's tale' that a razor needs to rest for 24 hours, or however long, after shaving. I wonder if that myth didn't originate from the article, or others like it, in the OP ? Giving the razor time to realign itself.