What the flux does, when you heat a workpiece, is it reacts with these metal oxides that are forming with the temperature and exposure to the air, that tend to interfere with the metal-forming process of soldering.
What the Olympic medals mean... it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times definition. The opening sentence of A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, referring to the time of the French Revolution. Discover our greatest slideshows.
All good things come to an end. So it is with time. Good times, though we want them to last a lifetime, come to an end. Even bad times, though they feel quite endless, also come to a welcome (and much needed) end. And mediocre times, in the midst of the lifeless and mundane, eventually end as well.