Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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This Day in History
  Charles Goodyear Granted Patent for Vulcanization (1844)Goodyear was the inventor of vulcanization, a process that makes rubber harder, less soluble, and more durable. Previously, rubber products were sticky and volatile, often melting in heat or hardening in cold. He obtained a patent for vulcanization in 1844 but was still badly in debt at the time of his death. Goodyear had no official connection to the famed Goodyear Tire Company, which was founded decades later and named in his honor. Why was he in prison when he began experimenting with rubber? More... Discuss |
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 You have such strong words at command, that they make the smallest argument seem formidable.George Eliot (1819-1880) Discuss |
5 Comments:
WE love guinea pigs, we have a solid black one.They are great!
lori
LOL that is so cute. :o) I would love to have a guinea pig.
awwww. I had a guinea pig when I was about his age.... sweet memories.
At first my children didn't recognize that the little creature was a guinea pig even though we have one ourselves. Ours is a giant, hairy one! Yours is very cute and petite. Its owner is even cuter!
Here is a pic of ours: http://oursidehomeschool.blogspot.com/2008/01/wordless-wednesday.html
They have the same big brown eyes!
Very cute!
Happy WW my friend!
Brittney
PS I resisted the most obvious AD quote with every ounce of energy!
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