Using Shaving Cream to Clean Tombstones

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In Oct 2010, the topic of using shaving cream to clean tombstones, popped up on a list to which I subscribe <a title="mailto:rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com" href="mailto:rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com">rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com</a> and the discussion quickly became very heated.&nbsp; One side was claiming that it did not harm tombstones at all, and the other was claiming how horrible it was for tombstones.<br>
 
In Oct 2010, the topic of using shaving cream to clean tombstones, popped up on a list to which I subscribe <a title="mailto:rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com" href="mailto:rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com">rootsweb-help@rootsweb.com</a> and the discussion quickly became very heated.&nbsp; One side was claiming that it did not harm tombstones at all, and the other was claiming how horrible it was for tombstones.<br>
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The name "Gregg Bonner" popped up in the discussion, evidently he is an academic, perhaps in chemistry, and possibly it seems that he wrote an article about it.&nbsp; So I thought I'd do a little research of my own.<br>
 
The name "Gregg Bonner" popped up in the discussion, evidently he is an academic, perhaps in chemistry, and possibly it seems that he wrote an article about it.&nbsp; So I thought I'd do a little research of my own.<br>
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I found that his name pops up in connection with this [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hoaxer Urban Dictionary: hoaxer where he submits a definition for a Zohnerite] (it's number 5).&nbsp; I suppose someone named Zohner must have annoyed him in the past.&nbsp; I find some relevant entries by Googling for:<br>
 
I found that his name pops up in connection with this [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hoaxer Urban Dictionary: hoaxer where he submits a definition for a Zohnerite] (it's number 5).&nbsp; I suppose someone named Zohner must have annoyed him in the past.&nbsp; I find some relevant entries by Googling for:<br>
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[http://www.google.com/search?q=%22gregg+bonner%22+shaving+cream&amp;btnG=Search&amp;hl=en&amp;rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS293US293&amp;sa=2 "Gregg Bonner" shaving cream]<br>
 
[http://www.google.com/search?q=%22gregg+bonner%22+shaving+cream&amp;btnG=Search&amp;hl=en&amp;rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS293US293&amp;sa=2 "Gregg Bonner" shaving cream]<br>
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[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Egbonner/misc/shavingcream.html Here is a link where Dr Gregg Bonner discusses the hoax that shaving cream harms tombstones.]<br>
 
[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Egbonner/misc/shavingcream.html Here is a link where Dr Gregg Bonner discusses the hoax that shaving cream harms tombstones.]<br>
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Gregg gregg gregg... he hasn't learned how to cite his sources with inline links!&nbsp; Or perhaps he doesn't care, but we care!&nbsp; Now I have to dig.&nbsp; Way back in Jan 1996, David Chapin [http://groups.google.com/group/soc.genealogy.methods/msg/e2ddfe0f5f52d783 posts this message to soc.genealogy.methods].&nbsp; In his message, he cites an 'editorial in "Heritage Quest" by Leland K. <br>
 
Gregg gregg gregg... he hasn't learned how to cite his sources with inline links!&nbsp; Or perhaps he doesn't care, but we care!&nbsp; Now I have to dig.&nbsp; Way back in Jan 1996, David Chapin [http://groups.google.com/group/soc.genealogy.methods/msg/e2ddfe0f5f52d783 posts this message to soc.genealogy.methods].&nbsp; In his message, he cites an 'editorial in "Heritage Quest" by Leland K. <br>
 
Meitzler', so the practice has been around at least that long.&nbsp; David calls himself, "an activist AGAINST this practice, because the stearic acid in the shaving cream will dissolve MgCO3/CaCO3 that makes up typical marble stones. Since most people are not experts in the different gravestone types, as a geologist by training I suggested people stay away from shaving cream on tombstones altogether. If it's bad for a car finish, it's bad for a tombstone. I suggested using powdered inert substances, instead, such as talc, graphite, or ground limestone."<br>
 
Meitzler', so the practice has been around at least that long.&nbsp; David calls himself, "an activist AGAINST this practice, because the stearic acid in the shaving cream will dissolve MgCO3/CaCO3 that makes up typical marble stones. Since most people are not experts in the different gravestone types, as a geologist by training I suggested people stay away from shaving cream on tombstones altogether. If it's bad for a car finish, it's bad for a tombstone. I suggested using powdered inert substances, instead, such as talc, graphite, or ground limestone."<br>
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I don't know about you, but I find it just a trifle odd that David would suggest using ground limestone to clean limestone.... Hello?&nbsp; Doesn't ground limestone have the [http://geology.about.com/od/scales/a/mohsscale.htm same hardness value] as limestone itself?&nbsp; Wouldn't scrubbing it on a limestone tombstone essentially remove the polish (and the limestone) just as fast as using say... a piece of limestone?&nbsp; I would think you would want to scrub a piece of limestone with a material which is softer, thus guaranteed to minimize the harm to the underlying material.&nbsp; But that's just silly me.<br>
 
I don't know about you, but I find it just a trifle odd that David would suggest using ground limestone to clean limestone.... Hello?&nbsp; Doesn't ground limestone have the [http://geology.about.com/od/scales/a/mohsscale.htm same hardness value] as limestone itself?&nbsp; Wouldn't scrubbing it on a limestone tombstone essentially remove the polish (and the limestone) just as fast as using say... a piece of limestone?&nbsp; I would think you would want to scrub a piece of limestone with a material which is softer, thus guaranteed to minimize the harm to the underlying material.&nbsp; But that's just silly me.<br>
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In his posting, David, referring to Leland's article states "Mr. Meitzler was clearly referring to my Internet articles in his editorial." So David must have articles on this topic, somewhere, other than just in newsgroup postings.&nbsp; At the time of his 1996 posting, David states that he lives in Plano, Texas and gives two email addresses, one being at arco.com.&nbsp; I wonder if this means he worked at that time, for Arco the gas station company ?&nbsp; So next I Googled for:<br>
 
In his posting, David, referring to Leland's article states "Mr. Meitzler was clearly referring to my Internet articles in his editorial." So David must have articles on this topic, somewhere, other than just in newsgroup postings.&nbsp; At the time of his 1996 posting, David states that he lives in Plano, Texas and gives two email addresses, one being at arco.com.&nbsp; I wonder if this means he worked at that time, for Arco the gas station company ?&nbsp; So next I Googled for:<br>
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[http://www.google.com/search?hl=&amp;q=%22david+chapin%22+arco&amp;sourceid=navclient-ff&amp;rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS293US293&amp;ie=UTF-8 "David Chapin", Arco]<br>
 
[http://www.google.com/search?hl=&amp;q=%22david+chapin%22+arco&amp;sourceid=navclient-ff&amp;rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS293US293&amp;ie=UTF-8 "David Chapin", Arco]<br>
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David Chapin is a published author, at least based on this article [http://wenku.baidu.com/view/59a2778102d276a200292e94.html "Gravity instruments: Past, present, future" in a magazine called "Leading Edge", dated Jan 1998.] So next I tried "Google Scholar" and got [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;q=%22david%20chapin%22%20arco&amp;rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS293US293&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sa=N&amp;tab=ws two more articles here:]<br>
 
David Chapin is a published author, at least based on this article [http://wenku.baidu.com/view/59a2778102d276a200292e94.html "Gravity instruments: Past, present, future" in a magazine called "Leading Edge", dated Jan 1998.] So next I tried "Google Scholar" and got [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;q=%22david%20chapin%22%20arco&amp;rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS293US293&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sa=N&amp;tab=ws two more articles here:]<br>
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<ul><li>[http://search.datapages.com/data/specpubs/beaumont/ch15/ch15.htm Applying gravity to petroleum exploration in...(1999)] </li>
 
<ul><li>[http://search.datapages.com/data/specpubs/beaumont/ch15/ch15.htm Applying gravity to petroleum exploration in...(1999)] </li>
 
<li>[http://www.onepetro.org/mslib/servlet/onepetropreview?id=00059698&amp;soc=SPE Advances in Deep-Penetration Density Logging (2000)]</li></ul>
 
<li>[http://www.onepetro.org/mslib/servlet/onepetropreview?id=00059698&amp;soc=SPE Advances in Deep-Penetration Density Logging (2000)]</li></ul>
 
Now finding that his middle initial is "A", I tried Google Scholar for "David A Chapin" without specifying Arco as well and [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;q=%22david+a+chapin%22&amp;btnG=Search&amp;as_sdt=2000&amp;as_ylo=&amp;as_vis=0 got thirty four articles at this link], these are mostly related to ways to measure gravity.<br>
 
Now finding that his middle initial is "A", I tried Google Scholar for "David A Chapin" without specifying Arco as well and [http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&amp;q=%22david+a+chapin%22&amp;btnG=Search&amp;as_sdt=2000&amp;as_ylo=&amp;as_vis=0 got thirty four articles at this link], these are mostly related to ways to measure gravity.<br>
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Evidently there is a David Chapin, and a David A Chapin, and together, along with Ben Weinstock they wrote this book : "[http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=countyh-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&amp;asins=0595006663 The Road from Letichev, Vol. 1 : The History and Culture of a Forgotten Jewish Community in Eastern Europe" (2000)]&nbsp; I'm going to assume this is a father and son, but I'm not quite sure yet, which is the father and which is the son, or even if I'm right.&nbsp; Maybe it's just a mistake or extra indexing and there are really only two authors here.<br>
 
Evidently there is a David Chapin, and a David A Chapin, and together, along with Ben Weinstock they wrote this book : "[http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=countyh-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&amp;asins=0595006663 The Road from Letichev, Vol. 1 : The History and Culture of a Forgotten Jewish Community in Eastern Europe" (2000)]&nbsp; I'm going to assume this is a father and son, but I'm not quite sure yet, which is the father and which is the son, or even if I'm right.&nbsp; Maybe it's just a mistake or extra indexing and there are really only two authors here.<br>
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David stated in 1996, that he lived in Plano, Texas.&nbsp; This city is mostly in Collin County and I find a David Alan Chapin (since we already know his middle initial is "A") <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&amp;f2=&amp;f1=Chapin&amp;sx=&amp;f4=&amp;f5=&amp;rg_f6__date=&amp;rs_f6__date=0&amp;f7=&amp;f3=&amp;f9=&amp;f8=&amp;f11=David+Alan&amp;f10=&amp;gskw=&amp;prox=1&amp;db=txbirthindex&amp;ti=0&amp;ti.si=0&amp;gl=&amp;gss=error&amp;gst=&amp;so=3">having children in Collin County in 1985 and 1987</a>.&nbsp; Googling for <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=&amp;q=%22david+alan+chapin%22&amp;sourceid=navclient-ff&amp;rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS293US293&amp;ie=UTF-8">"David Alan Chapin" I get more and different results</a>.&nbsp; At least I've shown that David A Chapin does seem to write a lot (or did) about gravity, physics, geology... in that subject, and evidently worked for, or at least <b>with </b>Arco.<br>
 
David stated in 1996, that he lived in Plano, Texas.&nbsp; This city is mostly in Collin County and I find a David Alan Chapin (since we already know his middle initial is "A") <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&amp;f2=&amp;f1=Chapin&amp;sx=&amp;f4=&amp;f5=&amp;rg_f6__date=&amp;rs_f6__date=0&amp;f7=&amp;f3=&amp;f9=&amp;f8=&amp;f11=David+Alan&amp;f10=&amp;gskw=&amp;prox=1&amp;db=txbirthindex&amp;ti=0&amp;ti.si=0&amp;gl=&amp;gss=error&amp;gst=&amp;so=3">having children in Collin County in 1985 and 1987</a>.&nbsp; Googling for <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=&amp;q=%22david+alan+chapin%22&amp;sourceid=navclient-ff&amp;rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS293US293&amp;ie=UTF-8">"David Alan Chapin" I get more and different results</a>.&nbsp; At least I've shown that David A Chapin does seem to write a lot (or did) about gravity, physics, geology... in that subject, and evidently worked for, or at least <b>with </b>Arco.<br>
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Now let's look at Dr Gregg Bonner.&nbsp; He has one of the <a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Egbonner/">free Rootsweb genealogy websites at this link</a>.&nbsp; His email address, <a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Egbonner/misc/corrections.html">as of Aug 2006, is at the bottom of this page</a>.&nbsp; He has fuzzed it, but really what's the point?&nbsp; It's already posted far and wide.&nbsp; There is a person popping up in Google named various things like G G Bonner, G Gregg Bonner and Grady Gregg Bonner, and having publications related to chemistry.&nbsp; I wonder if this is him?<br>
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Now let's look at Dr Gregg Bonner.&nbsp; He has one of the <a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Egbonner/">free Rootsweb genealogy websites at this link</a>.&nbsp; His email address, <a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Egbonner/misc/corrections.html">as of Aug 2006, is at the bottom of this page</a>.&nbsp; He has fuzzed it, but really what's the point?&nbsp; It's already posted far and wide.&nbsp; There is a person popping up in Google named various things like G G Bonner, G Gregg Bonner and Grady Gregg Bonner, and having publications related to chemistry.&nbsp; I wonder if this is him?<br>
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An Echols family newsletter from 2003 gives us another email address for Gregg at mhri.med.umich.edu&nbsp; What is that?&nbsp; Looks like something to do with the University of Michigan.&nbsp; "Med" I suppose might be the Medical college or department, and then "MHRI" what is that?&nbsp; Mental Health?&nbsp;&nbsp; Okay here we go, evidently MHRI is the same thing as MBNI and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35546723761">they are here on Facebook.</a>&nbsp; Where we learn that it's "For current and former associates of the Molecular &amp; Behavioral Neuroscience Institute or Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor"&nbsp; Now let's try throwing Bonner in with University of Michigan and we get this Google search:<br>
An Echols family newsletter from 2003 gives us another email address for Gregg at mhri.med.umich.edu&nbsp; What is that?&nbsp; Looks like something to do with the University of Michigan.&nbsp; "Med" I suppose might be the Medical college or department, and then "MHRI" what is that?&nbsp; Mental Health?&nbsp;&nbsp; Okay here we go, evidently MHRI is the same thing as MBNI and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35546723761">they are here on Facebook.</a>&nbsp; Where we learn that it's "For current and former associates of the Molecular &amp; Behavioral Neuroscience Institute or Mental Health Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor"&nbsp; Now let's try throwing Bonner in with University of Michigan and we get this Google search:<br>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=&amp;q=%22gregg+bonner%22+university+of+michigan&amp;sourceid=navclient-ff&amp;rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS293US293&amp;ie=UTF-8">"Gregg Bonner" University of Michigan</a><br>
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Gregg wrote with two co-authors:<br>
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  Gregg wrote with two co-authors:<br>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6T1J-412RFJC-5&amp;_user=10&amp;_coverDate=09%2F01%2F2000&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=high&amp;_orig=search&amp;_origin=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_searchStrId=1514634786&amp;_rerunOrigin=google&amp;_acct=C000050221&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=10&amp;md5=0c9ec09443684398e5bd1fead450617a&amp;searchtype=a">"Selectivity of μ-opioid receptor determined by interfacial residues near third extracellular loop" (2000)</a><br>
 
<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&amp;_udi=B6T1J-412RFJC-5&amp;_user=10&amp;_coverDate=09%2F01%2F2000&amp;_rdoc=1&amp;_fmt=high&amp;_orig=search&amp;_origin=search&amp;_sort=d&amp;_docanchor=&amp;view=c&amp;_searchStrId=1514634786&amp;_rerunOrigin=google&amp;_acct=C000050221&amp;_version=1&amp;_urlVersion=0&amp;_userid=10&amp;md5=0c9ec09443684398e5bd1fead450617a&amp;searchtype=a">"Selectivity of μ-opioid receptor determined by interfacial residues near third extracellular loop" (2000)</a><br>

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