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"rubber" = condom

In common American slang, 'rubber' is used as a synonym for a condom. Should that be mentioned here? Possibly with a link to condom. T-bonham (talk) 18:55, 4 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If this article was about a prophylactic then sure, but prophylactically adding that phrase serves no purpose. The rubber link redirects to the appropriate non–American term.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 01:28, 5 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I believe that it should be in some way mentioned, at least when searching "rubber" on Wikipedia. 89.161.45.37 (talk) 13:38, 23 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It's already mentioned at Rubber (disambiguation). By the way, please don't change spellings from one correct version of English to another without good reason. See WP:ENGVAR for our policy. Dbfirs 15:12, 23 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Unnecessary advertising

On Wikipedia, no advertising is able to be on a page, right? If so, why is the sample of an eraser erasing an error in the name “Wikipedia”? This is very hypocritical. Cheers, Submarine112 Mister <small>Sub</small><big>marine</big> (talk) 03:06, 4 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Microplastic?

Should the environmental effects of producing and using erasers, especially the types made of plastics be mentioned? The crumbs of micro plastic from used erasers can easily be spread to the local environment... 2A05:F6C2:5FF:0:F5FA:7539:F2DF:318E (talk) 07:27, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If reliable sourcing can be shown to support a claim that eraser crumbs are a significant source of microplastics persisting in the environment, that could be mentioned. I suspect that erasers' contribution is orders of magnitude less than that of textiles and tires, to mention two prominent sources of this kind of pollution. Just plain Bill (talk) 20:58, 9 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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-According to Encyclopedia Britannica, "the first patent on an integral pencil and eraser was issued in the United States to Joseph Rechendorfer of New York City on March 30, 1858. (1)"  Googling the name comes up with very few results, however.  Britannica has been wrong before so shouldn't be accepted as definitive on this issue, but further research is definitely needed.  Interestingly, most websites that mention Hyman Lipman also put the date he invented the pencil and eraser as March 30, 1858.  Very odd.
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+== "rubber" = condom ==
-(1)"Eraser." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004.  Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
+In common American slang, 'rubber' is used as a synonym for a condom.  Should that be mentioned here?  Possibly with a link to condom. [[User:T-bonham|T-bonham]] ([[User talk:T-bonham|talk]]) 18:55, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
-Feb. 2004
+:If this article was about a prophylactic then sure, but prophylactically adding that phrase serves no purpose. The rubber link redirects to the appropriate non–American term.--[[User:Loriendrew|<span style="color:#005000;">&#9790;Loriendrew&#9789;</span>]] [[User talk:Loriendrew|<span style="color:#000080;">&#9743;''(ring-ring)''</span>]] 01:28, 5 July 2016 (UTC)
+::I believe that it should be in some way mentioned, at least when searching "rubber" on Wikipedia. [[Special:Contributions/89.161.45.37|89.161.45.37]] ([[User talk:89.161.45.37|talk]]) 13:38, 23 August 2018 (UTC)
+:::It's already mentioned at [[Rubber (disambiguation)]].  By the way, please don't change spellings from one correct version of English to another without good reason.  See [[WP:ENGVAR]] for our policy.  [[User:Dbfirs|<span style="font-family: verdana;"><i style="color: blue;">D</i><i style="color: #0cf;">b</i><i style="color: #4fc;">f</i><i style="color: #6f6;">i</i><i style="color: #4e4;">r</i><i style="color: #4a4">s</i></span>]] 15:12, 23 August 2018 (UTC)
+== Unnecessary advertising ==
-(From [[User:24.67.253.203]])
+On Wikipedia, no advertising is able to be on a page, right? If so, why is the sample of an eraser erasing an error in the name “Wikipedia”? This is very hypocritical.
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+Cheers, Submarine112 [[User:Submarine112|Mister &#60;small&#62;Sub&#60;/small&#62;&#60;big&#62;marine&#60;/big&#62;]] ([[User talk:Submarine112|talk]]) 03:06, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
+== Microplastic? ==
-I removed the following sentence from the history section, since it mostly repeats facts in the intro.  It's well written though, so if someone wants to salvage it I only suggest they try to make it "aware" of what's in the intro.
+Should the environmental effects of producing and using erasers, especially the types made of plastics be mentioned? The crumbs of micro plastic from used erasers can easily be spread to the local environment... [[Special:Contributions/2A05:F6C2:5FF:0:F5FA:7539:F2DF:318E|2A05:F6C2:5FF:0:F5FA:7539:F2DF:318E]] ([[User talk:2A05:F6C2:5FF:0:F5FA:7539:F2DF:318E|talk]]) 07:27, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
-:Latex erasers are still known as 'rubbers' in England and Australia, causing occasional amusement to Americans, to whom a 'rubber', due to linguistic drift, is a [[latex]] [[condom]].
+:If reliable sourcing can be shown to support a claim that eraser crumbs are a significant source of microplastics persisting in the environment, that could be mentioned. I suspect that erasers' contribution is orders of magnitude less than that of textiles and tires, to mention two prominent sources of this kind of pollution. [[User:Just plain Bill|Just plain Bill]] ([[User talk:Just plain Bill|talk]]) 20:58, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
-[[User:Mark Foskey|Mark Foskey]] 21:43, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
-(I wasn't logged in when I made the original edit.)
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-Quick question that I can't seem to find an answer to - f the pink end of an eraser removes pencil marks (as is usual), what is the blue end used for? {{unsigned|Robyaw}}
-:I expect that the different colors are merely for looks, and that both ends of the eraser are used for erasing. --[[User:Ihope127|Ihope127]] 13:32, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
-::Actually most bi-colour rubbers I know of have a soft white end used for rubbing out pencil marks and a hard blue end usually used to erase pen marks [[User:203.109.240.93|203.109.240.93]] 12:50, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
-:::As an amature artist, I know the answer to this one.  The purpose of the bi-color eraser is to provide two different textures of eraser.  The hard and often gritted end is useful for erasing on heavy weights of paper or dark marks.  The soft end is useful for light grades of paper which the hard gritted side would tear apart, and also for precision erasing, such as removing a light stray mark from among dark marks.--[[User:Scorpion451|Scorpion451]] 03:22, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
-== Color ==
-How come they are usually pink? --[[User:Colinstu|Colinstu]] 20:48, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
-:Actually I would say they're usually white... [[User:203.109.240.93|203.109.240.93]] 12:50, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
-::Yeah, I don't remember having come across a pink one before. They're invariably white in my experience. [[User:Eyeball226|Liam Markham]] 00:38, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
-::: Well how do they color them then? lol [[User:Colinstu|Colinstu]] 23:22, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
-I can clear up confusion here.  In the US the traditional color for erasers is pink, which is the color of the rubber itself.  In many regions, however, such as Europe, it is traditional for the rubber to be bleached before molding, making white.  So it is not that they color them pink but that they bleach them white.  Similarly in the US the two textured eraser is pink on the soft side and white on the gritted side, while in Europe they are most often white on the soft side and blue on the gritted , which is done with a powdered dye.--[[User:Scorpion451|Scorpion451]] 03:22, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
-I picked up an eraser from my desk drawer, and began to wonder how such a seemingly simple item could ever be conceived by man.  After all, it is not like you see erasers laying around the prairie lands, or dangling from tree branches, and I've never personally seen one swimming around in some river or lake.  It's often these complex simplicities that intrigue my imagination.  So I began to transport my thoughts to a time before erasers.  Human curiosity and desire for information is what led to the invention of writing utensils, this helped to integrate the accumulation of knowledge obtained from individuals and incorporate that into the broader spectrum of wanting minds.  Well prior to the invention of erasers, anyone attempting to express themselves in the written form either had to be precise and completely eliminate errors, or cross them out.  Then, as if by natural autotrophic correction, a man designed an item that will allow you to make a mistake, and just simply erase it!
-After I had finished delighting my imagination with this topic, I decided to see what Wikipedia had to say.  Thanks for the info!  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Daniel J Rice|Daniel J Rice]] ([[User talk:Daniel J Rice|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Daniel J Rice|contribs]]) 16:23, 29 October 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-== My Opinion ==
-Earsers are maybe the most inportant itmes in a man life.  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/89.1.4.121|89.1.4.121]] ([[User talk:89.1.4.121|talk]]) 11:01, 17 May 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->