[rescue] Re: I joined the SGI cult... Zeitnet anyone?

[Harri Haataja]

On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 11:47:41AM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
> On February 4, Joshua Johnston wrote:
> > I don't know the technical reasons why the corrode off the top of my
> > head, but I do recall that being one of the few "Hey, I didn't know
> > that." Bits from my A+ study guide last year.  Something to do with the
> 
>   Well...dissimilar metals in contact corrode.  That's a fact of
> life.  But the question is how quickly.

Out of dissimiliar metals the less "pure"/noble/electrwhatever corrodes.
Gold doesn't, no matter what you pair it with. Not without addition of
something very strong. Platinium is the only metal more .. unreactive.