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Re: rubber

Panzers to C. B.!

Great example of "the exception that proves the rule." So if it's not increasing
profits by stiffing the workers, it's using shoddy raw material.

bc

P.s. Apropos the hollow pressurized balls -- at one time tennis balls were sold
in pressurized tins (I remember this). I was told that in manufacture the balls
were pressurized by a pellet of solid CO2 -- to take advantage of Graham's law.

Chuck Britton wrote:

At 12:32 AM -0700 10/19/00, Bernard G. Cleyet & Nancy Ann Seese, you
wrote about Re: squash ball question:

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Firestone tyres. According to my
memory. The SUV's are unstable (roll-over) when using fully
inflated tyres (30
psi). So Ford (or who ever) recommended using sl. lower p. This caused
overheating (see below) and resulted in the scab "glued" camel backing
separating from the casing. Resulting in some roll overs (law of unintended
consequences, irony) -- (another one: scab labor = shoddy product)

bc

P.s. Some rubbers contract and have greater modulus (counter intuitive) when
heated - H.S. expts. find spring constant of rubber band at various temp.
(indirect method: freq. of spring oscillator)

P.p.s. It was fun for this labor guy to read about two ceo types duking it up
over this.

But scab labor isn't the WHOLE story. The Wilson, N.C. plant wasn't
bothered by scabs, they were just told to use the leftover, out of
date, rubber after each semi-annual plant closing.

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