That's interesting, thanks very much. Unfortunately, in my particular case Sherlock and his phone have taken a dunking as well. We'll go with practical John having installed it, but he is foiled in my particular fic...
I may occasionally be guilty of automatically going to technology first for a solution. I'm sure your solution will be much more interesting and workable! Santa Ana is a very long way to send one's phone, and Sherlock would, no doubt, suffer separation anxiety. On the other hand, the vacuum coating could just be parylene, and while that's expensive and tricky it's not hard to come by.
Tech solutions are good! And perhaps after what I've put him through in my fic Sherlock will be willing to go this way with it. He had to rely on the kindness of strangers - or at least strangers in the right place at the right time being willing to carry out his peremptory demands...
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Date: 2012-04-29 07:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-04-29 09:16 pm (UTC)I may occasionally be guilty of automatically going to technology first for a solution. I'm sure your solution will be much more interesting and workable! Santa Ana is a very long way to send one's phone, and Sherlock would, no doubt, suffer separation anxiety. On the other hand, the vacuum coating could just be parylene, and while that's expensive and tricky it's not hard to come by.
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Date: 2012-04-29 11:22 pm (UTC)