Actually, the biggest playeers in silicone based
technologies are Dow Corning and General Electric. 3M
has a few products but not near as many as Dow Corning
and GE.  The stuff feals like a very lightly
crosslinked silicone, but I've not played with it,only
received afew flies.  Still not sure if it's something
I want to fool with.

Mark Delaney

--- David Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Dear Mr. "all things considered...Philadelphia",
> Received a very appropriate card from you with trout
> pics on the front and 
> samples of sili skin and gooey body enclosed.  While
> I suspect 3M has a hand 
> in this product (their expertise has always been
> adhesives, including those 
> of the original floppy), it is a total unknown to
> me.  They might sell it 
> via another division, produce it on a contract
> basis, or maybe it is another 
> manufacturer (possibly a foreign one knocking off
> the adhesive patent, which 
> is surprisingly familiar).
> 
> End of story, I see it as a product not related to
> any I've seen in the OP 
> industry except the adhesive.  The silicone (?)
> could come from a number of 
> sources.  I'll bet Harry Steeves knows.  Why not ask
> him?  Last I heard, he 
> was fishing ants in Colorado but that was last
> month.
> 
> Murf  "Entomology is not buggery"
> 
>
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