stretching wire

[Ron Nossaman]

> But I wonder if they would shorten up to their original length. But I 
> guess they would, as your engineering sources suggest that is so.
> 
> Terry Farrell

I assume so too. Way back when I started looking for the 
answer to this, I went in with no expectation either way. I 
just wanted to know. Years later, I still do, and my best 
information so far is that there is no long term permanent 
elongation worth considering. No one has (yet) hazarded 
speculation on what the molecules are thinking, but on a 
practical scale, it doesn't seem to be a factor. All of which 
means that pre-stretching is bull pucky.

Ron N