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On Thursday, October 31, 2013 12:26:26 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 06:45:45 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
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> >On Thursday, October 31, 2013 12:38:48 AM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:16:42 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
> >> >On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 3:38:36 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >>
> >> >> Flatness doesn't matter for even heating with a gas stove. Most
> >> >> quality cookware is designed with a slightly concave bottom that will
> >> >> become flat when metal expands as it's heated.
> >>
> >> >Why will it flatten when heated?

>
> >> Metal expands when heated. It will sort of push the sides out and
> >> flatten. Some pans are designed that way to allow for the expansion.
> >> A metallurgist can explain it better.

>
> >Rubbish.

>
> >http://www.richardfisher.com

>
> You say rubbish, yet you offer no better explanation. What does that
> make you? Explain or STFU


A physicist. I cannot explain what you state without observation, but your
explanation is incorrect.

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