In a message dated 4/7/2004 10:14:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Why does spit shining work?  Somehow this seems like a question Steve
Stokowski could answer.    Christopher
My guess would be that the spit and rubbing re-liquefy the polish and allow
it to be re-smeared around, making for a more uniform and higher-gloss
appearance.

Why Steve and not Mike Edison, or one of our other science geeks?  Do we have
any other science geeks?  For that matter, do we have any ex-military types,
or are we all draft-dodging, marijuana-sucking left-wing registered Republican
wusses?

Ralph