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Actually I had never heard of Astroglide until yesterday - I guess it is only sold in the USA.<BR>
I saw it mentioned on Wikipedia when I searched for 'lubricant' (!)<BR>
But you have got to admit, if NASA invented something for easing sticking rails in clusters, Astroglide would be a great product name.<BR>
>From Wikipedia:<BR>
"The inventor of Astroglide, David Wray, discovered it while working on the cooling system of a <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_shuttle">space shuttle</A> at <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base">Edwards Air Force Base</A> in <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977">1977</A>."<BR>
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p.s. As for banned web searches, before I moved to the commercial side of HPC, I was an academic doing research in Geotechnics and Contaminated landfills. Try doing a Google search for "Love Canal" if you dare. <BR>
( ok here is a 'safe' page <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal</A> for those of a nervous disposition.)<BR>
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On Fri, 2009-02-06 at 20:57 +0000, Bob Drzyzgula wrote:
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So this of course led me to google the name, but
as it turns out my employer's acceptable-use policy
won't let me visit the site. :-)
On 06/02/09 14:47 -0500, Prentice Bisbal wrote:
> <A HREF="mailto:Dan.Kidger@quadrics.com">Dan.Kidger@quadrics.com</A> wrote:
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> >> What is the right lubricant for computer rack sliding rails?
> >> Silicone, paraffin, graphite, WD-40, machine oil, grease, other?
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> > I wonder if NASA use Astroglide?
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> You knowledge of Astroglide says a lot.
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> Prentice
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