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   Message 116,744 of 117,728   
   Alan to Andy Burnelli   
   Re: Real information on brakes (was Re:    
   08 May 22 09:13:53   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2022-05-08 8:43 a.m., Andy Burnelli wrote:   
   > NY wrote:   
   >   
   >> I was quite surprised that discs would get *that* hot, and that brake   
   >> pads would withstand contact with red-hot metal.   
   >   
   > Regarding brake rotor warp (as in "potato chip"), that (almost) never   
   > happens on rotors that didn't come out of the factory already warped.   
   >   
   > Regarding temperatures, the _melting_ point is (almost) impossible to reach   
   > in braking operations given the type of vehicles we're all talking about.   
   >   
   > Regarding pad deposition, it's hard to believe, (even for me), but it takes   
   > only a small amount (almost impossible to measure directly) of "bump" of   
   > collected pad chemical "footprint" to build up to the point it's felt while   
   > braking (usually at highway speeds).   
   >   
   > Just as I ask all iKooks for a _single_ fact that backs up their entire   
   > belief system (and they almost never can answer that simple question), I   
   > ask anyone who claims their rotors warped what the measurements were.   
   >   
   > And they don't have them.   
   > Because...   
   > Because they simply guessed.   
   > Why?   
   >   
   > Intuition is a terrible thing.   
      
   Isn't it interesting how you've clipped and ignored all the facts presented.   
      
   :-)   
      
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