I don't know where else to post this, and Facepunch is the only forum I use.
All the grips of items in my house are dissolving.
My drill, that is roughly 12 years old, had a very sticky handle last week. I thought I spilled juice or soda on it, but the rubber was actually melting off.
My PS3 controllers, that I bought 2 years ago, were literally dripping yesterday.
I also picked up my Axe Sharpener, which is just a rock attached to a rubber grip, and that grip is also sticky. None of these items have been exposed to uv or chemicals that I am aware of and were all purchased at different times. They only became sticky as I took them out of my garage.
I'm concerned it's environmental, but I don't want to come off as the scitzoid facepunch soothsayer.
Thoughts?
This sounds like a bad b movie.
Have you had anything in your house that you've never had in it before recently?
Like a gas leak? :v:
lots of stuff. A bonsai tree I got on sale, an HP Touch-pad.... oh fuck... it must be that.
Nothing really stands out to me as "New and can melt rubber"
Probably a cleaning product attacking the rubber, like ammonia. dunno
I started using my fire place, but haven't placed any objects near it.
[URL="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_cracking"]http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_cracking[/URL]
Any sparking or electrical discharge in your house lately? Malfunctioning vacuum cleaner?
[QUOTE=bisousbisous;38534316]This sounds like a bad b movie.
Have you had anything in your house that you've never had in it before recently?[/QUOTE]
[i]The Curse of the Melting Rubber![/i]
How mysterious
Your drill has radiation sickness.
Turn off the heating, its probably a bit too hot
I don't think heating would do that unless the items are being stored in an oven. I can only think it would be some kind of chemical contact, I've never heard of something like this before.
[QUOTE=D3TBS;38540459]Turn off the heating, its probably a bit too hot[/QUOTE]
if rubber melted when it's 85 degrees i don't think it would be used by so many products.
Some pictures would be nice!
[QUOTE=Aokaji;38540848]I don't think heating would do that unless the items are being stored in an oven. I can only think it would be some kind of chemical contact, I've never heard of something like this before.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Vintage Thatguy;38540919]if rubber melted when it's 85 degrees i don't think it would be used by so many products.[/QUOTE]
the joke
two heads
Is it fairly humid and warm in your house?
whatthechrist
Turn off your fireplace and get a carbon monoxide/harmfulgasses detector. Post results.
Check for open cleaning product and draw a diagram of your house with the effected items labled and see if they are in the same area or if there is a pattern.
[QUOTE=D3TBS;38541218]the joke
two heads[/QUOTE]
sarcasm
the internet
You're actually hallucinating.
Go sleep for a bit.
is it hot out?
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are you close to
A.) A military base/airfield
B.) A T.V./Radio tower
C.) Power lines
???
maybe you have melting super powers
Certain strong cleaners can attack plastics. Also there are plasticizers in cheap plastics that come out and melt other plastics. Did you recently acquire something plastic really cheap and shitty? If so it may contain plasticizers that are transferring to to other objects. Since the plastic items seem to be frequently handled, you have come into contact with the offending object. Think what in common you and those objects have touched. To remove the plasticizer, use strong rubbing alchohol on all of your things, this may dry out plastics/rubber however depending on type. Glad you are concerned OP, we use a lot of toxic shit in our consumer products, shit that should be banned but isn't because people refuse to believe there is a problem until it's found that they cause cancer.
[QUOTE=Atta|To|End;38534289]I don't know where else to post this, and Facepunch is the only forum I use.
All the grips of items in my house are dissolving.
My drill, that is roughly 12 years old, had a very sticky handle last week. I thought I spilled juice or soda on it, but the rubber was actually melting off.
My PS3 controllers, that I bought 2 years ago, were literally dripping yesterday.
I also picked up my Axe Sharpener, which is just a rock attached to a rubber grip, and that grip is also sticky. None of these items have been exposed to uv or chemicals that I am aware of and were all purchased at different times. They only became sticky as I took them out of my garage.
I'm concerned it's environmental, but I don't want to come off as the scitzoid facepunch soothsayer.
Thoughts?[/QUOTE]
This is happening in our apartment, too, and your post is literally the only thing I can find about it on the internet.
I have PS3 and PS4 controllers that are getting sticky. Our bedroom furniture has long, molded rubberized handles on the drawers, and they're all getting sticky and leaving residue on our hands and clothes whenever they make contact. I have a collection of old smartphones on a table behind the couch, and the rubberized buttons of one have melted into goo. I can't imagine what could be in the air that could be corroding rubber or rubber/plastic in this way, or how to test for it.
We live on the 25th floor of a high rise, so it's not like we live in a swamp or anything. Why isn't there more info out there about this?
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I've always had problems with my ps3 controllers getting sticky thumbsticks when I leave them on the shelf for a while. Everything else is just bizarre though.
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