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Old 10-02-2009, 01:34 AM
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Re: rust issue

Agreed^^
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Originally Posted by curtis73 View Post
There is a reason they call it cancer.
While this is a common expression, it's actually an incorrect analogy. Cancer is an uncontrolled cellular growth, quite different in concept than the destruction caused by rust.

A more accurate medical analogy is Necrotizing Fasciitis.

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