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The old platen's rubber, cracked and hard as concrete, was partially responsible for chewing up the paper and shredding the ribbons.
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Even on those, rubber has cracked in lower temperatures.
Cracked rubber will remain cracked even when it's softened.
Metal can break, rubber can crack, motor oil can turn hard as a rock, human beings can freeze to death.
That's because the cold and prolonged exposure to the elements can cause the rubber to crack.
Hot water can also cause the rubber to crack.
Inspect the Harmonic balancer for signs that the isolation rubber is cracking, which may suggest it needs replaced.
The thick rubber shell is cracked along the seem.
A recording of the national anthem broke my reverie, and, as its notes crackled over the loudspeakers, I watched a young soldier put a precisely folded American flag atop a makeshift memorial: a simple pair of worn combat boots, dry dirt clinging to the cracked rubber soles and dog tags tucked into the black laces.
They walked on a bit farther and came across an irrigation hose that had cracked its rubber tubing.
Typical rubber tends to crack at certain stress point when force is applied.
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