captain tightpants

Looks good, kind of aged it to a nickel'd bronze instead of a chrome. I like it, didn't want it to be all rusted out or anyting.

Had them in yesterday and today. Its way way way too humid outside to evap and dry the vinegar.

I wonder if the fumes would cause the reaction over the liquid itself.

I'm trying to age the hardware on my tele... jonesy said to use a dark vinegar... but its not getting them very dark.... or aged looking.

Aging hardware requires patience.

The Russian mindset very well shaped the world after WWII, much like China's mindset is re-shaping the world today.

An interesting thing I've noticed (i've been metaphorically crucified over this) is that if Hitler hadn't turned on Stalin when he thought he had the rest of the eurpeans defeated, the Axis may have well won WWII... luckily he turned on him too early splitting his forces, making him fight a war on two fronts. And I think we all know that a War fought on two fronts isn't easily won.

I'm a WWII freak myself, I especially like looking at Russian History from that time period, and the "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" thing that Stalin had going on.

Plus the rise of power of the Socialist movement beforehand, Beloshevik (sp?) Revolution. I actually have a book about the rise of soviet communism by a russian who worked in the government during the transitional period between the csars and the socialist state.

I always had my history textbook read within like 2 weeks. Cept for World Civ I, I just didn't care much lol

You don't know me very well, cap'n.

I think I'm gonna make a pretty decent teacher.

yep, and it shows a unique perspective from the losing side, you never see that in history books.

There's plenty more to it I think. Perhaps a "future history" lesson where we would debate the future ramifications of China becoming a superpower and basically taking over the world.