 A bottle of correction fluid Correction fluid is an opaque, white fluid applied to paper to mask errors in text. Once dried, it can be written over. It is typically packaged in small bottles, and the lid has an attached brush (or a triangular piece of foam) which dips into the bottle. The brush is used to apply the fluid onto the paper. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (528x813, 96 KB) Summary picture of white-out. ...
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A blank sheet of paper Paper is a commodity of thin material produced by the amalgamation of fibers, typically vegetable fibers composed of cellulose, which are subsequently held together by hydrogen bonding. ...
Before the invention of word processors, correction fluid greatly facilitated the production of typewritten documents. A word processor (also more formally known as a document preparation system) is a computer application used for the production (including composition, editing, formatting, and possibly printing) of any sort of viewable or printed material. ...
Mechanical desktop typewriters, such as this Underwood Five, were long time standards of government agencies, newsrooms, and sales offices. ...
One of the first forms of correction fluid was invented in 1951 by the secretary Bette Nesmith Graham, founder of Liquid Paper (the mother of Michael Nesmith, a member of The Monkees). Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Bette Nesmith Graham (23 March 1924 - 12 May 1980) was a typist, commercial artist, and inventor who invented Liquid Paper. ...
Liquid Paper, a brand name of whiteout, white-out, or opaque correction fluid, is used to cover up mistakes on paper without retyping the entire sheet. ...
Robert Michael Nesmith, born December 30, 1942 ) (age 64) in Houston, Texas, is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, perhaps best known for his time in the musical group The Monkees and on the TV series of the same name. ...
The Monkees were a pop-rock quartet created and based in Los Angeles in 1965 for an NBC American television series of the same name. ...
Thinner
Because it contains organic solvents (volatile organic compounds), unused correction fluid thickens over time due to exposure with the air. It can become too thick to use, and sometimes completely solidifies. Some correction fluid manufacturers also sell bottles of organic solvents as "thinner", a few drops of which will return the correction fluid to its original liquid state. A solvent is a liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution. ...
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemical compounds that have high enough vapour pressures under normal conditions to significantly vaporize and enter the atmosphere. ...
Bottles of thinner originally contained toluene, which was banned when it was shown to be carcinogenic. Later bottles contained 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, a skin irritant now widely banned under the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer, and then the slightly safer trichloroethylene. Thinners currently used with correction fluid include bromopropane. Toluene, also known as methylbenzene or phenylmethane is a clear, water-insoluble liquid with the typical smell of paint thinners, redolent of the sweet smell of the related compound benzene. ...
The hazard symbol for carcinogenic chemicals in the Globally Harmonized System. ...
The chemical compound 1,1,1-trichloroethane is a chlorinated hydrocarbon that was until recently widely used as an industrial solvent. ...
The largest Antarctic ozone hole recorded as of September 2000 For other similarly-named agreements, see Montreal Protocol (disambiguation). ...
The chemical compound trichloroethylene is a chlorinated hydrocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent. ...
2-Bromopropane, also known as isopropyl bromide is the halogenated hydrocarbon with the formula CH3CHBrCH3. ...
Abuse as an inhalant Organic solvents are psychoactive when deliberately inhaled. Such solvents are common inhalants for adolescents [1] due, in part, to the fact that they are inexpensive in comparison to other recreational drugs. Use of correction fluid as an inhalant can cause the heart to beat rapidly and irregularly, which can cause death. An unpleasant smell is added to some brands in order to deter abusers [2]. A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a chemical substance that acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it alters brain function, resulting in temporary changes in perception, mood, consciousness and behavior. ...
// A soda bottle after being filled with blue paint for the means of solvent abuse in Townsville, Australia. ...
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Correction pens More recently, correction fluid has become available in pen form; the pen is spring loaded and is dabbed onto the paper. The pen form has the advantage that it applies the fluid more evenly and thinly, and does not dry out in the bottle so quickly. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 351 pixel Image in higher resolution (1640 × 720 pixel, file size: 612 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Correction fluid Metadata...
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Famous brands Correction fluid is commonly referred to by the leading brand names. These brands include: Generally, "Liquid Paper" and "Wite-Out" are used in the United States and Australia, while "Tipp-Ex" is used in Europe. Twink is the leading brand, and colloquial term, for correction fluid in New Zealand. In the US, White-Out and in the United Kingdom, Tipp-Ex are used widely as a colloquialism for correction fluid, and is probably the more prevalent term. Liquid Paper, a brand name of whiteout, white-out, or opaque correction fluid, is used to cover up mistakes on paper without retyping the entire sheet. ...
A standard bottle of Wite-Out Wite-Out is a trademark for a line of correction fluid manufactured by the American corporation BIC. Wite-Out dates to 1966, when George Kloosterhouse, an insurance-company clerk, sought to address a problem he observed in correction fluid available at the time: a...
Tipp-Ex is a brand of correction fluid and other related products that is popular throughout Europe. ...
Twink may mean: Twink (gay slang), a young or young-looking male homosexual Twink (musician), John Charles Alder, a British singer and drummer Twink (home perm), a British brand of hair product once produced by Elida Twink Storey, former radio station programme director and presenter for 2HD Twink is a...
World map showing the location of Europe. ...
Twink may mean: Twink (gay slang), a young or young-looking male homosexual Twink (musician), John Charles Alder, a British singer and drummer Twink (home perm), a British brand of hair product once produced by Elida Twink Storey, former radio station programme director and presenter for 2HD Twink is a...
Both "original" and "solvent free" varieties of correction fluid are available, along with colored varieties for use on colored paper. The "solvent free" variety has the disadvantages that it takes a long time to dry, and some inks soak through it.
See also Correction paper, or correction film, its plastic based equivalent, is a tab of plastic with one side coated with white correction material. ...
Correction tape Correction tape is an alternative to correction fluid used to correct mistakes during typing, or, in some forms, handwriting. ...
External links - http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blliquid_paper.htm
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