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Originally Posted by Carolyn_Grace
Why promote not following the rules, when the rules have been very clear in the past and easy to follow regarding bumpers?  |
When the rules say "plywood, or solid, robust wood", it is pretty clear you can't use a metal plate.
"pool noodle" is more a description than a specification (such as wood). A "pool noodle" is generally accepted to be a cylindrical piece of polyethylene foam. So, if someone wants to use a cylindrical piece of polyethylene foam, that is not sold as a "pool noodle", then why not?
Similarly, if company XYZ sells a "pool noodle" made of a synthetic cork compound that floats, is it not allowed because it is not polyethylene foam?
Since Industrial Thermal Polymers invented the "pool noodle" 30 years ago, is their official "pool noodle" the only pool noodle that can be used (literal interpretation), or can anything that functions like a "pool noodle" be used?