Waterproofing As Fast As Possible
Techquickie
·Techquickie
·2016-05-06
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1,010 words · ~5 min read
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water two simple hydrogen atoms merged with a single oxygen one to create the
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harbinger of all life in the universe it is Earth's most precious resource but
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it's also the substance most responsible for ruining our favorite outfits
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electronics and parades since the very beginning of time and that is why
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waterproofing techniques have been on the Forefront of technological advances
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since well technology was invented and
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although nature provided us with rudimentary water protection in the form
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of tree branches and caves it quickly became apparent that we needed to
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protect our warm-blooded selves and tribemates from the harsh thermal
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robbing effects of constant drenching
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these evolving forms of water protection came to be measured by their ability to
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resist humid and damp conditions known as damp proofing or their ability to
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resist water infiltration known as
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waterproofing now water and dampness resisting techniques usually involve
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covering an object with something that will help it to repel liquids the
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original Scotch Guard treatment from 3M is a great example it was used on
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furniture and clothing inherently porous materials to resist water penetration
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and prevent stains from spills but modern science has taught us that just
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because we can doesn't mean that we should and the fluorocarbons used in the
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original formulation of this product were capable of causing liver failure
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and birth defects so new techniques needed to be developed both to overcome
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those downsides and in response to new demands like that uh PE repelling wall
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paint that causes public urinators to accidentally soak their pants and shoes
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or bringing it back somewhat more on topic the developments in the protection
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of electronics where they originally turned to cumbersome physical barriers
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that either prevented or impeded their use but have thanks to Modern
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Technologies like the 2013 development of nanomaterial coating 1,000th as thick
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as a human and hair are now able to protect Electronics by just covering
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them with this tiny layer that forces liquid molecules to bead and roll off of
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surfaces without penetrating them allowing for things like the new
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waterproof mobile devices that we've seen with some relying on rubber
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barriers for Extra Protection but others leaving exposed their headphone and
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power Jacks they're going be back but these methods also aren't the Beall and
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end all of waterproofing techniques and whatever a manufact urer may claim the
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best way to prevent water damage is still to keep your stuff from getting in
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contact with water which is why waterproof headphone Jacks often still
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have a little Rubber seal at their base and serious waterproof items like
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Pelican hard cases usually follow the old steadfast method of encasing an item
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in something durable and then tightly sealing it in which carries the added
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benefit of decreasing an object's vulnerability to higher water or
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atmospheric pressure often measured in numbers atmosphere with each digit
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representing 10 m of depth with the only
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disadvantage to this technique being that it also restricts access to a
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container's contents and anyway unless total submersion is the plan more often
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than not water resisting techniques combined with our final waterproofing
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strategy controlling and routing fluids
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around is amply effective you'll see
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this method used in the over flow port on your bathtub on your house in the
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form of a waterproof roof and gutters to keep liquid from pooling and penetrating
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and even in lenovo's water rerouting ThinkPad keyboard which can survive a
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direct spill on top of it but that's the
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key to all of this I guess a spill just
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because an item is rated for a general type of water protection and you can
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learn more about these standardized ratings up here that does not mean that
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it will stand up to prolonged or extreme exposure cases like rugged water sports
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or adventures in the salty blue sea there's a big difference between
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long-term Solutions and protective measures so just because that new phone
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is rated at safe to however many meters or whatever that is not an invitation to
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