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But a smallish fellow, by the name of Charlie, stole the show when he used his forehead to cruch an unopened can of beer. He stood the can on its end and smashed his head squarely on its top. As the metal sides of the container burst, beer flew all...

Author: By Paul DUKE Jr., | Title: It Couldn't Happen Here | 1/7/1985 | See Source »

Many of the most serious industrial-safety problems involve the transportation of chemicals. In elaborate detail, the Department of Transportation has compiled regulations for the handling of 3,000 dangerous products. Says Thomas Charlton, chief of the standards division in the department's office of hazardous materials: "We regulate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: An Unending Search for Safety | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

The overnighters do have their limitations. Most of them have trouble fulfilling next-day service to such states as Idaho and South Dakota because the population is thinly scattered and airports are few. But competition tends to breed an eagerness to please. Airborne, for example, supplies special containers to protect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Delivering the Goodies | 12/17/1984 | See Source »

Toothpaste is the stuff of which family feuds are made. The problem is the packaging: some people think nothing of leaving the cap off or nonchalantly squeezing from the 1 middle of the tube. But now U.S. makers of "dentifrice think they can bring harmony to the bathroom sink with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Packaging: Putting a Squeeze on the Tube | 11/26/1984 | See Source »

Merrifield confined his simple process to a single laboratory container. Placing a microscopic polystyrene bead inside the receptacle to act as a solid, inert foundation, he began adding drops of amino acid units, which linked together in the proper order. He washed the growing chain in a purifying solution after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nobel Prizes: CHEMISTRY: MODEL T | 10/29/1984 | See Source »

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