On Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 03:05:06AM -0800, flawed jai wrote: > to gregg eshelman re biofoam: > > No, I had not heard about the substance before you described it. That > shows you about how easy it would be to come by some. > > I think all in all, it's a lot easier to buy popping corn and a hot air > popper, and make some organic excelsior to use in place of styro > peanuts, to do away with the static problem and the disposal problem of
I wouldn't recommend popcorn. It crushes quite quickly in transit. I'm iffy on the popcorn solution. The most obvious problem is that it tends to break up when under pressure or struck, so it doesn't cushion as well and makes a mess. If you are going to do this, basically what you want to do is make horrible tasting popcorn, and an air popper (which in my experience pretty well garantees bad taste). I mean really make it tough, because otherwise it comes apart and does little to protect the packaging. Popcorn is also even harder to clean up than some shipping peanuts, especially when it's all broken up. Finally, sometimes shipping boxes are near critters, and if they sense food on the other side, they will happily burrow into the package to see what's for dinner. I like the idea of bio-degradable packing material, but not THAT biodegradable. I know people do this, but when I've gotten packages like this, it was pretty messy. I know bubble-wrap is a landfill nightmare, but it has one benefit you'll not find in other solutions: mindless but endless entertainment... :) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
