To socket or not to socket?

[Magnus Danielson]

From: "Batz Goodfortune" <batzman at all-electric.com>
Subject: Re: To socket or not to socket?
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 12:42:21 +1000

> Y-ellow Magnus 'n' y'all.
> 
> At 03:11 AM 02/13/00 +0100, Magnus Danielson wrote:
> >From: "Batz Goodfortune" <batzman at all-electric.com>
> >Subject: Re: To socket or not to socket?
> >Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 13:08:28 +1000
> 
> >How much residue of this stuff do you get?
> 
> Well after five minutes of playing with the stuff I have here, my hands
> have a bit of a small of the stuff on them but there doesn't seem to be any
> residue. There can't be much residue. This stuff I have is over 40 years
> old and it's still like new. Except for the bits of dirt mixed in with it. :(

That can be an issue possibly.

> >How well does it conduct electricity?
> 
> Total insulator.

Here I was thinking about leaky current sensitive things like integrator
curcuits and like.

> >What is the relative capacity constant?
> 
> That I couldn't tell you. But considering it was originally designed
> specifically for this job I'd say this would be of little  consequence.

Well, for some stuff that is kind of important.

> >
> >> And of course it's relatively cheap these days.
> >
> >If one only knew where to find it that is...
> 
> I'm on the case...

OK.

> >Well, for it to be usefull I must be able to get it, so any hint for how to
> >fetch it in a continent near me would be apprechiated. Trade name, manufactor
> >etc are usefull hints.
> 
> Try toy shops. At one time it was dirt common. Like Slinkies. Fortunately
> some friends of mine run a specialty toy shop so I've just emailed them
> this morning to see if they can get me some. Then I'll be able to tell you
> more.

Well, what worries me is that they toy stuff does not match the electrical
specs as one would like. I'm more into the industrial side of it.

> I have to emphasize though, the stuff I have is the original thing. It's
> pink and kinda  industrial looking. I'm not sure if this was the original
> colour and maybe they've done something to change the colour of silly putty
> for kids. Or it could be just the colour they had at the time when they
> made this stuff.

This sounds much more like the stuff I would want to lay my hands on ;)

> Whatever it is, this  stuff is hell-fun to play with. It's a total freak
> out. You know the movie "Flubber?" Well this is better. :) And unlike
> flubber, this stuff exists. I haven't played with it for years but it
> freaks me out every time. Even my dog was playing with it. She must have
> thought it was alive or something.

Animal testing are a touchy subject, you know that ;)

> Thanks for making me get it out again Magnus. I can see what I'll be doing
> for the rest of the day. :)

Well, I have a tendency to get people to do work... I have yeat to be promoted
to boss thought ;)

Chairman of a working group is the furthest I have gone in that sence ;)

Cheers,
Magnus