They're All Around Us: A Ceramic Products Tour
by Cindy Anderson
A boring subject for an article? Not at all, not at all. In fact, the world of ceramics is an interesting one, and ceramic products are all around us, filling our world. Come, let's take a tour (a short one, I promise you) and see ceramics all around us.
Where would you be without your vehicle? Ceramics are present there - did you know that? Yes, many vehicles today use ceramic brake pads. These pads eliminate the need to use the older, asbestos-based types, which are a health hazard. Ceramic brake pads are also more effective in helping you stop - at all speeds, ceramic brake pads will provide you with that peace of mind.
How about another example: ceramic tile. What would the average home look like without them? You will find the in the bathroom (shower, walls and floors), in the kitchen (even for counter tops) and in hallways. When you have ceramic tile installed in your home, you increase it's value and beauty (particularly if it is hand-painted tile).
Hey, I'm hungry - so let's go back into the kitchen. What to we see there? Well, perhaps a ceramic coffee carafe, or ceramic teapot, or ceramic tea strainer, right next to the ceramic cups and dishes.
Let's travel outdoors. When we do, what do we find around many homes? Why, ceramic garden stools and benches, ceramic garden pixies and gnomes, playfully lounging in the midst of our outdoor finery.
While we are outside, let's go to the front of the house. What's there? Ceramic house numbers, sometimes incorporating even the street name and family last name, proudly displayed. And there's spot in his doghouse. What's that I see beside him? Well, I'll be doggoned - it's a ceramic dog bowl!
Well, we're finished around the house. Now, let's head off to work. All types of businesses and industries have used ceramics. Piezo electric elements are incorporated in computers, medical equipment, furnaces, watches - even your backyard grill. And ceramic ball bearings help devices as diverse as truck wheels, jet airplanes and roller skates function better.
Well, our tour is complete. As you see, ceramics do TRULY fill our world. And our world would be poorer without them.
About the author: Cindy Anderson discusses craft fairs and The Many Uses of Ceramics Read about ceramic tea strainers by visiting her website at http://www.total-ceramics.com You are welcome to reprint this article - but get your own unique content version here.
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