. . . disposable diapers contain polymers that act like little, tiny sponges that can absorb hundreds of times their own weight. Firefighter John Bartlett came up with the idea to use these super absorbent polymers to fight fires. He and others developed "Barricade Fire-Blocking Gel". This Gel protects homes and buildings that have been sprayed with the Gel for up to six days. This Gel will be great in protecting houses and buildings that are in the line of fires that are already burning.

Can you think of any other ways to use the super absorbent polymers found in diapers?



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I found this information (and lots of other neat stuff) at the ScienceMadeSimple site located at www.sciencemadesimple.com/news99.html.