World Rubber Day (September 12th) Traditional Cache
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World Rubber Day (September 12th)
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Spring is here! We are at it again!
World Rubber Day – September 12
In September 1909, the chemical engineer Fritz Hofmann received a patent for inventing the first "method for manufacturing artificial rubber." To mark the 100th anniversary of this patent, the German specialty chemicals company Lanxess, organized the first "World Rubber Day" in September 2009. In 2009, synthetic rubber was 100 years old! – a date that is not just significant for the history of chemistry but also for technology in general, and it is still relevant to this day.
Products that contain synthetic rubber, perform a whole variety of functions. Most of the time, they work behind the scenes – under the hood or in the wheel housing of vehicles, in window frames or as a transparent layer in films, as base material for adhesives and in electric cable, sheathings, as bearings in freeway bridges, in heavily used floor covering and conveyor belts, in foundations for skyscrapers and on oil platforms. They seal stadium roofs, protect vehicles from vibrations from both the road and their own engines and are used for transportation in the form of hoses and belts.
They withstand heat and cold without losing their elasticity, they cope with aggressive substances such as gasoline, oil and brake fluids, and they are not broken down by either UV radiation or gases such as ozone and oxygen. They endure extremely powerful impacts and vibrations and are even a match for the coarse, sharp-edged excavation waste found in mining.
Where would we be without "RUBBER"?
You are looking for a (smaller size) cammo coffee can..with RUBBER items in it. (Please keep the cache exchange appropriate for cachers of all ages ;)
Our 2012 caches will have a theme of "Holidays", or "months" that are just special in their own ways! All of these caches are leading up to a VERY SPECIAL hide.
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