--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Nick Ray" <lasray@...>
wrote:
>
> It appears there is some debate over this topic. Most of people have
> switched to freezer bags
Yes!
IMHO, the first ememy of rubber is 1) light, especially UV light
(which may also may explain why office supply rubber bands are
practically half-rotten when sold from clear plastic bags.) 2)
oxygen exposure 3. excessive heat, especially over 100* F or so.
and 4) time.
I've used plastic freezer bags since 1993, and have noticed no
excessive deterioration beyond the above suppposed factors. I used to
sink all my bags in water to figure whether specific gravity was
greater or less than water, since one FFer chemist in Australia used
to claim that certain plastic bags outgassed bad chemicals yet others
were safe, depending on whether or not they sunk or floated in
water. But now I forget which was which (sinking vs. floating bags)
and don't really care.
And refrigeration doesn't hurt.
Mark F1diddler
Received on Tue Oct 28 2008 - 20:29:31 CET
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