[HN Gopher] A Brief History of Parafilm ___________________________________________________________________ A Brief History of Parafilm Author : ctoth Score : 27 points Date : 2023-02-05 18:37 UTC (4 hours ago) (HTM) web link (cell.substack.com) (TXT) w3m dump (cell.substack.com) | Metacelsus wrote: | This is Metacelsus (co-author). Parafilm is really quite | fascinating. If anyone knows what the 'M' stands for, I'd be very | excited to learn! | kurthr wrote: | I think that the M stands for Medium (or perhaps moisture | controlling?), because there is an eXtreme version X that is | thicker and for harsher environments. I only know of it, | because it was more difficult to use (stretch) if someone | bought the wrong stuff. | | We used it in chem/clean rooms for decades since it doesn't | develop static charge (as badly as cling wrap). Neither deals | well with high temperatures or solvents. | Metacelsus wrote: | Hmm, I've never heard of Parafilm X and it doesn't show up in | any searches. Do you have a link to it? | gumby wrote: | An indispensable product and, as the article mentions, source of | much speculation and argument, whether as work avoidance or | something to think/talk about during downtime. | | When I think of how different labs are equipped and what's in | common, parafilm is one of those I imagine almost every one will | have. | AlotOfReading wrote: | The fact that Parafilm hasn't been commercialized for the | consumer market has always baffled me. It's so much better than | consumer cling wraps and the bulk cost from supply houses is | within a couple multiples of consumer alternatives, so the price | wouldn't even be that far off. Slap some environmental branding | on a big roll and it should be able to compete directly with glad | et al at the grocery store. | ghaff wrote: | I totally forgot about that. I interned in a couple chemistry | labs in college. | | Now that I think about it, a product like Glad Press 'N Seal | isn't quite Parafilm but it's a big improvement over the | conventional cling wrap for a lot of purposes. Not sure how | Parafilm costs compare--although prices probably aren't a great | proxy given probable margin differences. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-02-05 23:01 UTC)