Rubber

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 * Rubber ** (sometimes called // latex rubber // ) is the common name of a special material that can shrink and stretch. It is a [|polymer], and it is in the white sap inside of some kinds of plants. There is a lot of it in the // [|Hevea brasiliensis]  // ( [|Euphorbiaceae] ). People may also make [|artificial rubber] from mineral oil. To tell if rubber is made from sap from a tree or from mineral oil, sometimes people will call the rubber from sap 'gum rubber'. Lots of things are made from rubber, like gloves, tires, plugs, and masks. (link)

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Uploaded on Feb 14, 2008

The production of rubber bands, from collecting latex to the final products.

=How Rubber Bands Are Manufactured= media type="custom" key="22070966" Uploaded on Feb 14, 2008 The production of rubber bands, from collecting latex to the final products.