At one show, I saw the judges burn the seat and use a spectroscope to
make sure the chemical content was correct.
Sorry, saw an episode of "Monk" the other night, and the spectroscope
deal just stuck in what's left of my mind...
ZoboHerald@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 2/1/2004 2:20:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>anabil@caltel.com writes:
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>>I know scrutinizers like Andy
>>Mace are very meticulous, but how would they know if the seat even
>>had springs...a curious mind would like to know...
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>We use any number of methods to determine the presence or absence of springs
>in the seats, such as magnets. We also have access to sophisticated forensic
>test equipment to determine the age of any metal springs found, and some
>judges
>have been known to carefully split upholstery seams (carefully resown
>afterwards, of course) for visual inspection. Of course, if said seats have
>built-in
>seat-warmers or headrests with stereo speakers, we don't bother with any of
>the aforementioned tests. ;-)
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