Lifecycle project
By: DeVon Hayes
intro
As a project, I have to investigate the lifecycle of any object of my choice. I have chosen to investigate the lifecycle of rubber bullets. I chose to do this because I am actually curious of how a company makes these and what happens to them when they are disposed of.
Timeline
a
- Raise and Extract- Rubber bullets are made of steel and rubber. Natural rubber's primary source is the Hevea brasiliensis, a.k.a. the Para rubber tree, sharinga tree, and the rubber tree. Originally only grown in the Amazon, this tree started being used in Belem and Manaus. Steel is composed principally of iron and carbon which are elements.
- Process- A rubber coated metal cylinder 1.7 cm in diameter, weighing 15.4 grams
- Manufacture- A rubber coated metal cylinder 1.7 cm in diameter, weighing 15.4 grams
- Use- They can be used for riot control, self defense, and recreational use.
- Dispose- The steel and rubber on the bullets could be used or made into something else.
b
- Someone could melt the rubber from the bullets and make a lot of rubber bands.
- The steel from several bullets can be melted and one could make a steel sword.