Few bright-eyes and long-drawn faces were having a heated argument over a cup of steaming tea. The atmosphere was cool as the air-conditioners were in full blast, yet the tempers were flying high. The topic that engaged the minds was whether hot air circulation is sufficient to remove surface moisture (or) the surface has to be heated to the boiling temperature of water?.
Bright-eyes were quoting Fick’s laws and long-faces were unsure and worried. Poor facility persons (some bright-eyed, some long-faced, some dim-witted) patiently kept vigil over the dead issue. Suddenly the Facility in-charge lost his cool and said in baritone voice “It is common sense. Whether it is beauty moisture or muscle moisture the surface drying follows only CLT principle.
The moment these words were uttered, the bickerings stopped and a heavy silence descended. On each face a psychedelic play of emotions could be seen. Clearing his throat one of the long-face asked “what is CLT principle?” The bright-eyes wanted to know what is beauty moisture or muscle moisture?.
The Facility in-charge then explained CLT means cloth line technology which is employed by washer-men to dry clothes - be it is on a rainy day or a sunny day. He further added that at no point of time the drying cloth reaches a temperature equal to the boiling point of water.
In all seriousness, the Facility in-charge then proceeded to explain that beauty moisture is skin deep (surface) and muscle moisture is bound moisture!.
After a lengthy discussion, the assembled participants concluded that hot air circulation will be sufficient for removing surface moisture! The audacious facility-in-charge heaved a sigh of relief when nobody questioned how “bound moisture could be removed by CLT technique ?”
The picture said it all.
ReplyDeleteHow “bound moisture could be removed by CLT technique ?”
This question who should have asked?
Anxious to get away from a little difficulty,waiting for some one to say a few sympathetic words....
Jayaraman
chennai