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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 128.104.112.200 (talk) at 18:49, 18 October 2007 (Undid revision 156288560 by 81.159.66.104 (talk) - rv vandalism). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

I wouldn't agree that the type of gel used in fibre optic cables resembles petroleum jelly in viscosity. The gels used for this application are typically similar in consistency to soft "hair gel", and are comprised of synthetic hydrocarbon oil gelled with either colloidal fumed silica, or various synthetic rubbers. The viscosity is highly dependant upon shear rate, and these materials do not "melt" as such. Petroleum jelly is solid at room temperature and melts at temperatures above about 70°C to form a Newtonian fluid.

Clean-up

This page requires a clean-up or total re-write. Before I start, does anyone have any thoughts about what they'd like to see?

It is SUCH a broad subject... I was linking to it from my rewrite of Stress ball to describe the different densities of gels (smartmass?) used in physical therapy. --Mdwyer 17:29, 8 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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