Effects of Rubber

There are many things that we take for granted and one of those things is rubber. Rubber has many uses and it had several effects on how people would use and live with rubber in the 1800’s, and even today. Some of its effects are that rubber is convenient and efficient, it made transportation easier, and as for vulcanized (synthetic) rubber, it could withstand temperature changes, which would help many people.

One effect is that rubber is convenient. it’s efficient in manufacturing items and has changed part of our lifestyle. We see rubber on tires, erasers, and tubes; these are just some of the things that are made from rubber. No rubber tires would mean that we would have to find another solution that would have good traction for tires. Erasers are important not only because they erase our mistakes on paper, but because rubber was called rubber in Europe because it could “rub out” your mistakes on paper away. It is still called rubber in Europe to this day. Also, life preservers had there value with rubber in the 1800’s. This is because before, the rubber would wear out because it was used a lot. It was also probably because it was used in cold waters, which would probably freeze it.

Another part of our lifestyle in which it has changed is that it makes transportation more smooth. We see this on tires and luggage, mostly tires. With the tires, cars drive smoother, airplanes land more easily and smoother, and rolling luggage is easier to take with you wherever you go. With this kind of transportation, you could go many places faster and easier because of the rubber on the tires.

Although all of these effects of rubber are convenient, there was still one problem with the rubber when it was used in the 1800’s. That problem was that when it was hot or cold, it would either melt or it would freeze. The man who created, accidentally, vulcanized rubber, was Charles Goodyear. Vulcanized rubber would not freeze or melt, and it was durable. This also made the rubber useful for a long time because it would not wear out as fast as original rubber. The last effect was that it would save many peoples lives. Thanks to rubber, and the people who made improvements on rubber, the convenient effects were that poor people on the streets could now easily afford “rubber” shoes and it would keep their feet warm. With these examples, rubber can be seen to have the following effects: it was convenient, it was efficient, and it could withstand temperature change, which would save many poor peoples.

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