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Tjipetir mystery: Why are rubber-like blocks washing up on beaches?
bbc ^ | 30 November 2014 | Mario Cacciottolo

Posted on 12/02/2014 7:04:30 AM PST by BenLurkin

For the past few years, 100-year-old rubber-like blocks from Indonesia have been mysteriously washing up on beaches in the UK and northern Europe. The Titanic has been suggested as one of the possible sources - but now a beachcomber says she may have solved the puzzle of the Tjipetir blocks.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: indonesia; miyazakimaru; tjipetir; traceywilliams

Louise Mamet found this block at Dunes de Sainte Marguerite in Landeda, France
1 posted on 12/02/2014 7:04:30 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Red Sox fan, eh?


2 posted on 12/02/2014 7:08:46 AM PST by Da Bilge Troll (Defeatism is not a winning strategy!)
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To: BenLurkin

Fascinating! I enjoyed the read.


3 posted on 12/02/2014 7:12:10 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: BenLurkin

Aliens


4 posted on 12/02/2014 7:14:52 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: SunkenCiv

Cool story ping!


5 posted on 12/02/2014 7:18:04 AM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: Da Bilge Troll

That was the most interesting thing in the photo — and one reason I chose that one to post.


6 posted on 12/02/2014 7:18:21 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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8 posted on 12/02/2014 7:26:26 AM PST by null and void (The better I know obama, the less I fear a president Biden.)
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To: BenLurkin

Guerilla Marketing was invented in Indonesia 100 years ago.

Who knew??


9 posted on 12/02/2014 7:26:45 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: BenLurkin

Really interesting......thanks for posting.


10 posted on 12/02/2014 7:42:38 AM PST by originalbuckeye (Moderation in temper is always a virtue; moderation in principle is always a vice. Paine)
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To: BenLurkin

As recently as 1980 gutta percha was still being used in dentistry to fill the hole left in one’s jaw after a root canal ream job. Nowadays they may use something else, or as in my case, they remove the whole tooth, implant a titanium post and mount a new ceramic tooth on it. Sans problem. Sans a bunch of $$$, too.


11 posted on 12/02/2014 7:44:05 AM PST by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
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To: Tucker39
Gutta percha is in widespread use today. Not sure what you think happened in 1980.

But the success of titanium dental implants does make for a sound alternative to root canal. I hope yours is successful and serves you well for decades.

12 posted on 12/02/2014 7:55:54 AM PST by corkoman
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To: BenLurkin

What a story!


13 posted on 12/02/2014 7:57:17 AM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: corkoman

1980 was when I left my job in the dental equipment manufacturing industry and went full-time in what had previously been a weekend hobby; auctioneering. Since then I’ve lost touch.


14 posted on 12/02/2014 8:03:25 AM PST by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
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To: Tucker39

Ok THAT is much more interesting than dental. Bravo for you!


15 posted on 12/02/2014 8:09:45 AM PST by corkoman
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To: BenLurkin
I wonder what they are trying to salvage from the Miyazaki Maru? It must be quite valuable.
16 posted on 12/02/2014 8:16:03 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: smokingfrog

Gold?


17 posted on 12/02/2014 9:25:42 AM PST by painter ( Isaiah: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,")
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To: BenLurkin

Thanks for posting this.

Reminded me of a 1992 article I read where a container ship lost some cargo during a storm. The containers, filled with sneakers, broke open and strewed the contents far are wide.

Oceanographers were ecstatic and tracked the current flows via those Nikes.


18 posted on 12/02/2014 9:43:24 AM PST by Oatka (This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
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I’m glad someone drilled down into the problem.


19 posted on 12/03/2014 7:47:10 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Celebrate the Polls, Ignore the Trolls)
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