Question
What useful things will we have to do without if rubber is no longer available?
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Answer
- Rubber has played a largely hidden role in global environment history for more than 150 years.
- In industries, rubber is needed to connect and protect all moving parts of machines.
- Native people used rubber for rubber boots.
- Household uses rubber in everything viz dish washing gloves, toys, jar seals, tyres in vehicles.
- Welcome mat at the door, Boots, raincoats, mattress cushions, earplugs, hot water bottles, surgical tubing and gloves, in labs, birth control device.
- In schools rubber bands, erasers, mouse pads, key board, rolling chair wheels. Head phone pads, rubber stamps are useful items used in schools and offices.
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