Originally Posted by
Alan K
If one considers the context, lubricating bicycle chains, I concur with your point. However, if “everything” is taken literally, I think that my daughter-in-law (an astrophysicist) might disagree.
That’s because all the other sciences think that they are important. Think of it this way: What are all those things involved in astrophysics made of? Stuff. If it’s made of stuff, it’s chemistry. All the other sciences are just the study of what chemistry makes stuff do.
A long list of steps to use wax for chain lubrication is amusing!
That’s something I’ve been arguing for nearly 20 years. I’m often amazed at the number of steps and the elaborate procedures that people use for chain cleaning and lubrication. None of it is actually necessary.