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Will bottles (or balloons) absorb expansion?
By:Pete Ford
Date: 8/4/1998, 1:40 pm
In Response To: Re: Floatation (Stephen Bumb)

If you poked a whole bunch of small holes (with a nail or something) in the soda bottles then would they crush and absorb the force of the expanding foam - thus preventing the foam from bursting your kayak?

Alternatively, could you just blow up a couple of balloons and use them since they would easily be compressed by the foam?

Pete

Messages In This Thread

Floatation
Jim Ward -- 8/3/1998, 5:02 pm
Re: Floatation
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 8/5/1998, 3:16 pm
Re: Floatation
Rich Kuchar -- 8/4/1998, 9:04 am
Re: Floatation
Stephen Bumb -- 8/4/1998, 2:29 pm
Re: Floatation
Mark Kanzler -- 8/4/1998, 10:23 am
Re: Floatation
paul lund -- 8/4/1998, 2:09 am
Re: Floatation
Martin Foil -- 8/4/1998, 11:13 am
Re: Floatation
Stephen Bumb -- 8/4/1998, 1:14 am
Will bottles (or balloons) absorb expansion?
Pete Ford -- 8/4/1998, 1:40 pm
Re: Will bottles (or balloons) absorb expansion?
Stephen Bumb -- 8/4/1998, 2:40 pm
Re: Will bottles (or balloons) absorb expansion?
Mark Kanzler -- 8/4/1998, 2:49 pm
Re: Floatation
Mark Kanzler -- 8/4/1998, 10:19 am
Mother-In-Law
Mike R -- 8/4/1998, 1:05 pm
Re: Mother-In-Law
Mark Kanzler -- 8/4/1998, 1:26 pm
Re: Floatation
Mark Kanzler -- 8/3/1998, 6:25 pm