>From: Diane Whitehead <voltaire@islandnet.com> >Reply-To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >Subject: [pbs] styrofoam not very absorbent >Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:35:30 -0800 > >Styrofoam doesn't absorb very much water. Marinas here use big blocks of >styrofoam with concrete poured on top to make the wharves and walkways >between boats. They have done this for many years, and I have never worried >that one would sink while I was walking to my sailboat. > >-- >Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada >maritime zone 8 >cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually) >sandy soil Hi Diane: Styrofoam doesn't absorb the slightest quantity of water. But it acts as if by a electrical charge it retains water from the other components of the mix not letting it go down. You could sink in a pot filled with styrofoam pieces. All the best Alberto _________________________________________________________________ Charla con tus amigos en línea mediante MSN Messenger: http://messenger.latam.msn.com/