We've all seen it, right? O-rings either drying out and cracking, or turning to goo?
Here's a tip: Check your Band-Aids.
I go through maybe two Band-Aids in a year, often not even that many. Odd for my occupation with whirly blades of death and all that, but I try and pay attention to where them pointy bits are. I like my fingers, and want to keep them as long as I can.
That said, I sliced a finger nicely just now, cutting some packing tape to ship a customer project home. I grabbed my box of bandages, went to tear the paper off, and the two halves fell off. There was nothing left holding them together.
Managed to get the bandage on, but it tore through almost immediately. And then I couldn't get the rest off. It was like trying to pick off half-dried rubber cement.
I have no idea how old these things are- there's a lot number, but no date on the box. But yeah, the rubber or latex or plastic of the band... had degraded just like those O-rings.
Doc.
Here's a tip: Check your Band-Aids.
I go through maybe two Band-Aids in a year, often not even that many. Odd for my occupation with whirly blades of death and all that, but I try and pay attention to where them pointy bits are. I like my fingers, and want to keep them as long as I can.
That said, I sliced a finger nicely just now, cutting some packing tape to ship a customer project home. I grabbed my box of bandages, went to tear the paper off, and the two halves fell off. There was nothing left holding them together.
Managed to get the bandage on, but it tore through almost immediately. And then I couldn't get the rest off. It was like trying to pick off half-dried rubber cement.
I have no idea how old these things are- there's a lot number, but no date on the box. But yeah, the rubber or latex or plastic of the band... had degraded just like those O-rings.
Doc.
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