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by rattray 3727 days ago
Because I imagine I wasn't the only one with no clue what "spall" was:

> Spall are flakes of a material that are broken off a larger solid body and can be produced by a variety of mechanisms, including as a result of projectile impact, corrosion, weathering, cavitation, or excessive rolling pressure (as in a ball bearing)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spall