(Source: http://www.cineplex.com)
So we have cork – lots of it! Today, Portugal is responsible for about 50% of the world’s cork production.That’s a lot of wine bottles!
But cork can do a lot more besides protecting your bottled wine. This material can be used in musical instruments, footwear, baseballs, cricket balls and Australian cork hats! Actually, NASA has been using cork for some type of rocket insulation… thing!
Scientist or not you can now also buy bags, purses, umbrellas and many other things made with cork.
I have it on my floor upstairs,and it is great .Warmer than tiles, easy to clean,and doesn’t show the dirt ,when your feeling lazy and can’t be bothered to mop !
Thanks for adding another use for cork – didn’t remember that one! 😉
Not some rocket insulating thing…the whole orange part on the space shuttle is made out of cork dust.
funny thing, it was the only piece of the shuttle that never blew…
Thanks for the technical info! 😀
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