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Lanyards: Extreme Experiment of Durability

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Have you ever worn out a Lanyard through normal mean?  I have personal seen a few Lanyards break down over normal wear and tear, but what about under extreme elements?  Well, I started out one day with the goal in mind to see how much a Lanyard could take.

I picked up a few Lanyards from the local store;  purchasing a few leather, clothe and plastic retractable.

Experiment 1: Lanyards Vs Fire *** warning do not perform this unless over 18 ***

After taking some time to pull out my grill I finally got the grill going to a temperature over 150 degrees.  I then put on my eyes protective gear:  gloves, glasses and a jacket.  Next, I place each type of lanyard on the grill and let it sit for 3 minutes.  To my surprise, all the lanyards were holding up just fine.

Then, the melting began, first the plastic retractable lanyard started to melt into the grill, causing quiet a smell.  The green and blue colors radiated around and then the Clothe Neck Lanyard started on fire.  Just when I thought that the Leather Lanyard was safe it too started to smolder and well… these Lanyards were toast!

Experiment 2: Lanyards Vs Water, Snow & Ice

Living in a rather cool climate this experiment was rather interesting.  First, I decided to place the Lanyards out in the rain.  It was a rather soggy day and it rained for a few hours.  All the Lanyards seemed to fair pretty well, the leather & clothe just got heavier and the retractable had a few more problems but it still worked.

Them the next day it started to snow and so I left the lanyards out in the snow until the storm passed.  By the time I got out to shovel the snow away there was 8 inches on the ground and the Lanyards were nowhere to be seen.  I rallied some troops to assist me in finding them and within an hour we found all of the lanyards.

The condition of the Lanyards was much worse than I thought. Since they were already on the ground they had become encased in some ice;  having the likeness of ancient Mammoth fossils.  After making small snow sculptures of the Lanyards I chiseled the ice away; breaking the retractable lanyard in the process but the leather and clothe Lanyards were still in good shape.

The experiments weren’t as controlled as I would have like but the end result is, under extreme conditions most lanyards don’t fare so well.

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Lanyards: Don’t leave home without them!

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Lanyards are those things in life that you really don’t consider as being important until you lose something and maybe overlook their importance in everyday life.  Here are a couple of good examples of the usefulness of Lanyards.

Lanyard, are a means to keep important items close to your body so that you don’t lose them as easily as you could.  Now, no one wants to admit that they are forgetful or that they would have a need for them, but as we can easily see Lanyards are very useful tools for the forgetful.

Have you ever lost your keys?  Have you ever lost your glasses?  Have you ever lost your child…?  Well, maybe they aren’t useful for the latter but certainly for the former Lanyards can help you keep your important items close at hand.

Many times growing up I would be the one to help mom and dad try and locate their glasses because they often would forget them or one of my other brothers and sisters decided to play games.  Any way it happened, it would sometimes be an hour or more that we would have to search the couch, the chair, the dining room and all over again until they were found.  Now, wouldn’t it have been so much easier to have Lanyards to keep them right around the neck.

Another great use for Lanyards is found on the sports fields that our kids play on.  Lanyards are the keepers of the whistles and they are a vital part of each part of the game.

Could you imagine what sports would be like if we didn’t have Lanyards to keep them close to the referee?  How would calls be made quickly?  What would happen if we couldn’t call the end of the game with one in time?  What a mess!!

Imagine then if you forgot your lanyard and you had to keep you whistle in your pocket? I wouldn’t want to be the ref that missed a bad call because I couldn’t find my whistle quick enough.  You are running down the field and someone fouls another person and you go for your whistle only to remember.  I forgot my Lanyard!

Lanyards, they are the forgettable item in life, but remarkably important when you consider their use.  These are only two examples of the usefulness of Lanyards and as we see, I wouldn’t want to leave home without one.

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