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ctc
Jun 23, '10, 8:33 AM
So;

A friend sent me this link:

Drastic measures save plastic treasures - tech - 22 June 2010 - New Scientist (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627651.900-drastic-measures-save-plastic-treasures.html)

Don C.
Karen-bionic-fan
Jun 23, '10, 8:58 AM
Great post ... kinda horrific as well :(
jemboy2004
Jun 23, '10, 7:42 PM
great story so it seems that Sandra "Johnsie" Bryan who wrote the Cher & her Celebrity Friends book from years ago was right, she said in that book that these dolls should be kept in air conditioning.

I do hope science comes up with some easier solutions to degrading plastics.
SeattleEd
Jun 24, '10, 12:10 AM
Oh well. Nothing lasts forever.
B-Lister
Jun 24, '10, 12:26 AM
on the surface this seems a grim proclamation for our aging toy collections.

but if you look a little deeper, it also breathes new hope. These people are looking for ways to halt, and even REVERSE that problem. And they're SPECIFICALLY focusing on toys to do it.

They seem dedicated to unlocking what we as collectors have dreamed about since we first realized these things were impermanent. The Philosopher's Stone, as it were.