In a message dated 6/14/03 6:52:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, richardsachs@juno.com writes:
> snipped:
> " I knew one guy who said he could tell a gauge by how
> fast it warmed up in his hand."
>
>
> how fast 'what' was in his hands?
>
He'd wrap his hand around the thin portion of one of the butted main tubes.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA