ASTM F1772-17: Harnesses for Rescue and Sport Activities
People have been scaling mountains as early as 1336. Sir Alfred Wills’s ascent of the Swiss Wetterhorn in 1865 is considered the birth of mountaineering. […]
ASTM Testing
ASTM F2201-20: Utility Lighters
Mechanical lighters appeared in the early 16th century. They worked with gunpowder and ignition, running like with firearms. They were very noisy and produced a […]
IEC 60335-2-14 Ed. 6.0 b:2016—Kitchen Machines
Potato peelers are wobbly, swiveling back and forth, so that you can glide this sharp prepping tool both up and down the potato without having […]
ISO 24265:2020—Footwear – Test Methods For Uppers
Although shoes are an essential part of our everyday routine, have you thought about the different features of a shoe? There are up to 30 […]
ISO 8442-2:1997—Cutlery And Table Holloware
The original Jack-o’-lanterns were made with turnips and potatoes by the Irish, and in England, they used large beets and lit them with embers to […]
ASTM D2863-19: Oxygen Index
In the late 1990s, NASA scientists ran several space shuttle experiments to see how candle flames behaved in microgravity. On Earth, gravity-driven buoyant convection causes […]
ISO 5565: Vanilla [Vanilla Fragrans (Salisbury) Ames]
Vanilla is the only edible fruit of the orchid family—the largest family of flowering plants in the world. It specifically comes from the dried and […]
ISO 11053:2009—Cocoa Butter Equivalents In Milk Chocolate
“Chocolate” and “cacao” come originally from the Nahuatl words “Xocoatl” and “Cacahoatl,” which refer to the bitter and spicy mix that the Aztecs made with cacao […]
ASTM E1490-19: Skin Creams And Lotions
The earliest evidence of the use of lotion-type salves can be traced as far back as 3000 BC to the Ancient Sumerians and the Ancient […]
ASTM F1977-22: Vacuum Cleaner System
A vacuum cleaner uses the force exerted by its air flow, along with a brushing action, to pick up the dirt, dust, and mite droppings into […]