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SOME years ago, when metal whiskers were discovered growing on plated surfaces in electrical transmission apparatus1, many investigators began searching for places where natural whiskers might be found essentially undisturbed for many years. A brief reflexion will indicate that such places are not common. Even in museums, articles are cleaned periodically so that natural whiskers which might be on their surfaces are removed.
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Compton, K. G., Mendizza, A., and Arnold, S. M., Corrosion, 7, 327 (1951).
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FRASER, M. A Source of Natural Tin Whiskers. Nature 183, 670 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183670a0
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