Polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride

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06/25/2019 at 13:25 • Filed to: None

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I just learnt that Bakelite was invented by American Chemist Leo Baekeland in 1907.  


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06/25/2019 at 13:33

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Bakelite is so cool.


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06/25/2019 at 13:34

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It makes a decent lightweight safety razor too.

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Purdy!


Kinja'd!!! Out, but with a W - has found the answer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/25/2019 at 13:55

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*Belgian chemist.

Fun fact: There are government funded Baekeland PhD grants in Flanders for research in close cooperation with industry partners.


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/25/2019 at 14:20

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Are we all getting matching OPPO rings? 


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Out, but with a W - has found the answer
06/25/2019 at 14:23

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Belgian-American, according to Wikipedia... Thank you for the correction.

Are you Belgian?


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/25/2019 at 14:27

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We could, but oughtn’t they be made of tool steel?


Kinja'd!!! smobgirl > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/25/2019 at 14:34

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Bless you.


Kinja'd!!! farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/25/2019 at 14:37

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i used to have a bakelite phone

in hindsight.... it was a shitty phone... but a much better murderweapon than my nokia


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > Out, but with a W - has found the answer
06/25/2019 at 15:00

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Stupid Flanders...


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/25/2019 at 15:01

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For our fingers, or...


Kinja'd!!! benn454 > Ash78, voting early and often
06/25/2019 at 15:08

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Stupid SEXY Flanders.

 Get it right.


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Ash78, voting early and often
06/25/2019 at 15:20

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Ears? 


Kinja'd!!! Out, but with a W - has found the answer > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/25/2019 at 15:23

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I am indeed .

Funnily enough the English Wikipedia starts off mentioning he was a Belgian chemist, while the Dutch one calls him an American chemist of Belgian descent.  


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/25/2019 at 15:23

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Safety first, OC! Though I’m not sure that Bakelite is that much safer than metal. 

I wore my wedding ring for my wedding day, then I put it on my key ring where it has been for 16 years because I got married when I was in the marine corps. I was a tank mechanic. They told me not to wear it when I was wrenching because of the possible injuries that can occur.


Kinja'd!!! Ash78, voting early and often > benn454
06/25/2019 at 15:38

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Get it right or NOTHING AT ALL (NOTHING AT ALL Nothing at all nothing at all)


Kinja'd!!! MM54 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/25/2019 at 17:40

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I love the smell of warm bakelite


Kinja'd!!! 66P1800inpieces > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/25/2019 at 19:53

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Jimmy Fallon almost lost his finger due to a wedding ring mishap. 


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/25/2019 at 20:05

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Bakelite contains asbestos , so if it breaks it’s  much more dangerous than just having your finger crushed.


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > DipodomysDeserti
06/25/2019 at 22:08

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Good times!


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Ash78, voting early and often
06/25/2019 at 22:35

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NED!


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
06/25/2019 at 22:36

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I always take mine off when I work on the car.


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > DipodomysDeserti
06/25/2019 at 22:37

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Life is a risk assessment.


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/26/2019 at 08:29

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Smart. 


Kinja'd!!! davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 66P1800inpieces
06/26/2019 at 08:30

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I re-watched the clip of him explaining that. Crazy. 


Kinja'd!!! 66P1800inpieces > DipodomysDeserti
06/26/2019 at 09:34

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TIL -   Thanks. 


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MM54
06/26/2019 at 10:20

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Srsly?


Kinja'd!!! Aremmes > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/26/2019 at 10:36

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People of a certain age will remember this Bakelite sculptural masterpiece.

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Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Aremmes
06/26/2019 at 10:48

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I think that phone is too new to be Bakelite.


Kinja'd!!! MM54 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/26/2019 at 18:02

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Yes. I want “hot dust and warm bakelite” as a candle or air freshene r.


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MM54
06/26/2019 at 23:20

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Kinja'd!!! MM54 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
06/26/2019 at 23:25

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Go fire up an old bakelite tube radio and tell me that’s not one of the best smells you’ve smelled in a long time


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MM54
06/26/2019 at 23:39

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I will keep that in mind. I don’t know where I’d find such an one. I bet that smell is not healthy to breathe... But you’ve made me very curious.


Kinja'd!!! superdave847 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
07/03/2019 at 22:59

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I’m an asbestos lawyer. Bakelite is not good.


Kinja'd!!! Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > superdave847
07/04/2019 at 00:39

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So the next time someone warms up a Bakelite radio, I shouldn't breathe deeply of the delicious fragrance of the warming Bakelite? Inadvisable?


Kinja'd!!! superdave847 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
07/04/2019 at 03:13

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Advisable—but do not sand it!