And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Latex rubber is white and soft. Adding 'carbon black' to the compound improved wear resistance and changed the colour to black. Bib, Michelin's mascot was created when all tires were white. Al_in_Ottawa
Rubber is white till they die it black.
ReplyDeleteThey add carbon. Does that qualify as dye? Dunno
DeleteBoard track racer?
ReplyDeleteLatex rubber is white and soft. Adding 'carbon black' to the compound improved wear resistance and changed the colour to black. Bib, Michelin's mascot was created when all tires were white.
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1928 Indian Hillclimber powered by an 80 cubic inch side-valve engine
ReplyDeleteYeah, no, it sez Harley Davidson on the tank.
DeleteThey use Carbon Black to make it black. Nasty stuff. Worked in the plant 80 days and it took 2 years to scrub it out of my skin.
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