On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:55:39 -0700, Joe
wrote:

he
sucked to many electrons from all his bronze hull fittings and and
shaft tube that they turned that brittle shade of pink.

That is sounds like the wholesale removing of the tin, zinc [in the
case of brass] or whatever leaving spongy pure copper. Brittle, that
wouldn't be, but it would be weakened.

Casady