Klarinet Archive - Posting 000361.txt from 2003/09

From: ormondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: Re: [kl] Sulfur emitting mouthpieces
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 15:08:44 -0400

If the "hard rubber" in mouthpieces has the same chemistry as the rubber
in tires, etc --- then sulfur is one of several chemicals that can be
used to link short rubber molecules, which are liquid, into longer
chains that are solid and tough. Free sulfur remains in the final
product.

I couldn't help noticing a statement in the text: "[Rubber] has been
shown not to be metabolized even under conditions of extreme
starvation." If you're hungry, don't waste your time chewing on your
mouthpiece. I hope Dick Vigorous noticed this. (Someone should tell
my dog.)

....and now for the $64 question: Why is rubber named "rubber"?

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