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lil · 3847 days ago · link · · parent · post: For the past few years, 100-year-old rubber-like blocks from Indonesia have been mysteriously washing up on beaches

What a great thing gutta-percha is. It travels around the world for 100 years and surfaces intact. Awesome. Interesting story m_w. Time for more beach-combing.

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wasoxygen · 3847 days ago · link ·

What a great thing gutta-percha is. Indeed! A bit of gutta-percha travels with me at all times.

It is mentioned several times in the godawfullylongread I posted recently.

+discuss