Do wooden arms warp

Geoff, I have to side with the others; I think you'd be looking like a baked potato after even 10 min at 445 degrees F.

Probably the best way to determine the temperature developed at the stylus contact point in the vinyl would be to point a laser-based temperature sensor at the contact spot, during play. One interesting thing that fell out of this particular discourse is that most likely the outer grooves heat up more than the inner grooves during play, because the angular velocity of the stylus tip, and therefore the kinetic energy that has to be dissipated, is greatest at the outside edge of the LP surface. But on the other hand, the groove undulations may be less tortuous at the outer grooves, thereby reducing friction compared to inner.

Anyway, I agree with Ilikmangos, as one might imagine.

Lewis, I didn't say 445 degrees, I said 425 degrees. I'll take every degree I can get. Lol You guys ain't thinking about this the right way. Humidity is the thing that kills you. You can stand very high temperatures if the humidity is near zero. As I said I've been in the sauna at the gym when the air temp is over 212 degrees, I.e., boiling. Hel-loo!

If I were suddenly thrust into 425 degrees, I'd grasp for anything in panic.....
even The Teleportation Tweak. What else is there to lose... :)

Geoff- if you look at the graph in the appendix of that paper, you will see that the temperature vs humidity effect is acconted for and when you extrapolate back to 0% relative humidity you can see that the maximum 45 minute tolerable temp is a tad over 160 degrees. And I'd be hard pressed to believe that they would subject the officers to something they had not tested on the enlisted men first. Remember that an internal temp of 165 degrees is well done for a piece of meat, which of course is what we are. To say nothing about heat stroke, which is classified as a medical emergency and occurs when your core temperature exceeds 105 degrees. Sorry, I ain't buyin.

Swamp, you made a few very good points
Geoff, how can you maintain that raw humor basted @212 degrees? :)