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Letter: RAS syndrome

Published 16 March 2005

From Ben Hollins

In response to your running piece about “RAS syndrome” (Feedback, 26 February), I thought I should add my tuppen’orth. In our chemistry test today we were asked a question about “OFC copper”, with an explanation that OFC stood for “oxygen-free copper”. When I pointed out this “oxygen-free copper copper” to my teacher, he suggested that I write to you.

Newbury, Berkshire, UK

Issue no. 2491 published 19 March 2005

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