Natural rubber

Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds plus water. Malaysia is a leading producer of rubber. Forms of polyisoprene that are used as natural rubbers are classified as elastomers. Natural rubber is used by many manufacturing companies for the production of rubber products. Currently, rubber is harvested mainly in the form of the latex from certain trees. The latex is a sticky, milky colloid drawn off by making incisions into the bark and collecting the fluid in vessels in a process called "tapping". The latex then is refined into rubber ready for commercial processing. Natural rubber is used extensively in many applications and products, either alone or in combination with other materials. In most of its useful forms, it has a large stretch ratio and high resilience, and is extremely waterproof.

Uses

Compared to vulcanized rubber, uncured rubber has relatively few uses. It is used for cements; for adhesive, insulating, and friction tapes; and for crepe rubber used in insulating blankets and footwear. Vulcanized rubber, on the other hand, has numerous applications. Resistance to abrasion makes softer kinds of rubber valuable for the treads of vehicle tires and conveyor belts, and makes hard rubber valuable for pump housings and piping used in the handling of abrasive sludge.

Rubbers 7

Rubbers 7 is a seinen romance manga authored by Sukune Inugami that ran in Sunday Gx for 5 years and finished in 2007 with 7 volumes.

Plot

Rubbers 7 is a small Japanese convenience store with several very odd employees and one eccentric boss that loves playing ping pong. When a quiet young girl is framed for shoplifting she ends up working at the store. Can she help her usual co-workers including a shy boy and a drag queen turn the store into a better place?

Characters

Natsuki Soeno

Munenori Tounomoto

Hiromi Morioka

Tencho

Ueda

Junya Saga

Shie Tounomoto

Sukune Inugami

Sukune Inugami (犬上すくね, Inugami Sukune, born January 11) is a female Japanese manga creator from Fukuoka, Japan. She has been creating manga since her debut in 1992 with Suishō Yakyoku. She is best known for her 1998 work Ren'ai Distortion. Her most recent work has been as the original character designer for the series Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl.

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