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Bob...cut me some slack...
<veeduber@isp.com> wrote in message
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> The punch-test gives an approximation of the tensile strength of the
> fabric. It has nothing to do with how long the fabric will last.
That is the absolute truth. The condom is only so strong from manufacture;
how many times can you use it before it breaks catastrophically?
> The fact a 20 year old covering measures high-green on a strength test
> is no guarantee the thing won't fall apart next week. There could be
> corrosion, dry-rot or rampant rusting going on under that slick,
> always-hangared fabric skin.
Which was not the question. The question was the fabric itself. The
remainder of the airframe is quite another matter.
Jim
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Re: Punch test?
