>> > If you boiled ball bearings (not sure of their boiling point)

>> Ball bearings will boil at around 3,000 degrees C (or 5,400 F in 
>> you
>> are American), actual temperature depending on the steel used. 
>> They're
>> not much good for anything at all after you've boiled them though.

> Me bad.  I mentioned the boiling point of ball bearings to be cute.

I'm glad *somebody* noticed :-).
Did Pookie point it out.

>... Oil might be another thing, but would it be worth it?


I'd think that something that reduced the temperature change rate 
would be more effective (eg copious insulation and slowww cooling). .

Very few things have better thermal capacity than water. Miracle 
fluid. Water into wine would in most circumstances be a degenerate 
step:-)



        RM 

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