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Production. Milling machines and machine castings. We are inclined to compare all liquids with water. Iron trickles through little channels with a speed that makes water look sluggish -- a surprising thing until you realize that, molten or not, it's still heavy as iron. Location: a large Midwest machine tool factory

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Production. Milling machines and machine castings. We are inclined to compare all liquids with water. Iron trickles through little channels with a speed that makes water look sluggish -- a surprising thing until you realize that, molten or not, it's still heavy as iron. Location: a large Midwest machine tool factory

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01/01/1942
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Mid Calder, 55.89261, -3.48002
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