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<p>[QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 7485450, member: 105098"]Yeah, acrylic and rubber (silicone I assume) don't exactly mix, sort of like the sealant used for a fish tank, where the two make contact there's this funky "wet look" even with clear silicone sealant when it's viewed through the acrylic. it's got something to do with the softness of the silicone and the hardness of the acrylic and then I think likely air pressure (barometric?) making it appear bigger or smaller as the materials flex and contract.there's something sciency going on there, and apparently ANACS has fielded that question more than once over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p>the palm against the window is a good example actually. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>try as you might, you won't get your entire hand completely flat and in contact with the glass all at once, there will be spots that don't make contact. Of the areas you do make contact, it will mush or distort a little bit from the pressure of pressing against the glass.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Burgess, post: 7485450, member: 105098"]Yeah, acrylic and rubber (silicone I assume) don't exactly mix, sort of like the sealant used for a fish tank, where the two make contact there's this funky "wet look" even with clear silicone sealant when it's viewed through the acrylic. it's got something to do with the softness of the silicone and the hardness of the acrylic and then I think likely air pressure (barometric?) making it appear bigger or smaller as the materials flex and contract.there's something sciency going on there, and apparently ANACS has fielded that question more than once over the years. the palm against the window is a good example actually. :) try as you might, you won't get your entire hand completely flat and in contact with the glass all at once, there will be spots that don't make contact. Of the areas you do make contact, it will mush or distort a little bit from the pressure of pressing against the glass.[/QUOTE]
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