On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 1:37 AM, Tord <tord_at_mindless.com> wrote: > > So this bacteria, whose name I've forgotten completely - maybe NASAii?!, > thrived in an environment consisting of just kerosene: no light, no air, > nothing! > > Two things spring to mind: a) Perhaps the bacteria do not thrive in an environment which includes salt water; and, b) The lighter molecules (naptha, etc.) probably evaporate quickly. This may include diesel and kerosine so that they aren't around long enough for the bacteria to get at for a decent meal. In a tank system there is substantially lower evaporation. I wonder if this accounts for the loss of rum in several bottles purchased ten or more years ago by my wife. I remember a teen-aged girl who had convinced her parents that their stashes of booze were "evaporating" because they weren't screwing the caps back on tightly enough. I still get a chuckle out of that. I wonder if she has teen-aged kids of her own and whether karma is doing its job. :) Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jun 21 2010 - 13:48:51 PDT
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