Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake
thusly:
> Does anyone know why uns*table urethane foam is used to seal the light out
> of cameras? Seems to me that some sort of thin, black velour would be just
> as effective and a lot more permanent. Didn't they use something like that
> in pre-plastic days?
The Excitement Of The New.
If it's NEW, it must be BETTER.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a nail.
Or, as we say in the trenches of the computing industry:
"When all you have is an axe, every problem begins to look like hours of fun"
--cjb
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