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Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:30:57 -0700
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From: Jamie Smith <jsmith107**At_Symbol_Here**IVC.EDU>
Subject: Re: Broken Foot and Open-toed Shoes
In-Reply-To: <4D9271C3.9040804**At_Symbol_Here**gmavt.net>

Have you looked into waterproof cast covers such as Xerosox?  They're made 
out of latex and can cover the entire lower leg. 

Jamie Smith
Irvine Valley College

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y Mainer
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 4:57 PM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Broken Foot and Open-toed Shoes

Plastic bags (polyethylene) are resistant to acetone and almost 
everything else except hot aromatic solvents.  They do melt around 100C 
to 120 C so hot liquids could be a real hazard.  They are slippery too.

Ray Mainer


On 3/29/2011 11:17 AM, paracelcusbombastusvon**At_Symbol_Here**juno.com wrote:
> Keep in mind the dissolving power of any solvent that may being used.  Wa
ter generally will not dissolve most plastic bags, BUT acetone will.  Now y
ou have unprotected skin.
>
> Lynn K
>
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> Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Broken Foot and Open-toed Shoes
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