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Lyssie
06-16-2012, 10:30 AM
In interviews some of the mermaids said they were neoprene but then the newspaper clipping says rubber? If it were rubber could it actually have a zipper in the back?
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ShyMer
06-16-2012, 11:05 AM
The fluke looks to me like the way neoprene behaves. It's shiny, but I'm guessing it's because they were just in the water.
From what we can see the seams look nice.
Where is this from?
AniaR
06-16-2012, 06:14 PM
fabric for sure
Spindrift
06-16-2012, 06:49 PM
Neoprene is rubber. :| Wetsuits with color on it usually have fabric on top of the rubber (backing).

Neoprene or polychloroprene is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene. Neoprene in general has good chemical stability, and maintains flexibility over a wide temperature range. It is used in a wide variety of applications, such as laptop sleeves, orthopedic braces (wrist, knee, etc.), electrical insulation, liquid and sheet applied elastomeric membranes or flashings, and automotive fan belts.
A foamed neoprene containing gas cells is used as an insulation material, most notably in wetsuits. Foamed neoprene is also used in other insulation and shock-protection (packing) applications.

Source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoprene)
Neria
06-16-2012, 07:16 PM
These are pictures from the mermaid tryouts for when they had mermaids for a short period of time at Disneyland back in the sixties (I think?)
Lyssie
06-16-2012, 07:33 PM
These are pictures from the mermaid tryouts for when they had mermaids for a short period of time at Disneyland back in the sixties (I think?)

Yes they are :) They are the mermaids from the Submarine Voyage ride. They had live mermaids from 1959-1966. I really love the 1960s green tails! They even had little matching tops 3395
DoubleOSix
06-16-2012, 11:57 PM
Oh how cool! Thanks for sharing those photos!
DoubleOSix
06-17-2012, 12:04 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2rBanJ4Mr4
Nate Walis
06-17-2012, 02:28 PM
In interviews some of the mermaids said they were neoprene but then the newspaper clipping says rubber? If it were rubber could it actually have a zipper in the back?
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Why do I never stumble across something like this when I'm forced to go to a swimming pool?