On 6/24/05, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> This is a wonderfully, delightful Friday discussion. Thanks and I look
> forward to this ensuing discussion and learning the life expectancy of a 
> rubber
> band.

 If you want a lengthy discussion of the "sins of the use of fasteners", 
post this question to the Archives List.
 Not only will you see every message appended to the prior messages, and 
extremely lengthy responses that boil down to "I agree" or "I disagree", but 
you'll also be treated to a discussion on the evils of off-gassing =)
 Now, if you want to learn more aboutth eproperties of various forms of what 
we commonly know as "rubber", try this on for size (so to speak):
 
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=59076
 And although I doubt there's ONE Answer to the question, according to the 
Trivia page on lee-rubber.com <http://lee-rubber.com> , 
 *No one's absolutely sure about exactly how or when rubber bands came into 
existence. One theory is that someone cut an old bicycle inner tube for 
securing a certain object. Then others found it very useful and 
convenient...even though it was not as elastic as today's rubber bands.* 
 And, we've apparently desired to know the answer to this question since 
1845, and here's who we have to blame.
 http://www.arthistoryclub.com/art_history/Rubber_band
 Finally, here's more than you ever wanted to know about rubber bands, but 
still no definitive answer...
 http://www.cec.com.my/faq.htm
 Must be Friday....
 Larry

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