E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (DD)

DemonDoug (99.91) Submitted: 7/02/08 6:50 AM : Start Price: $40.59 DD Score: -8.60

Dupont for those who aren't familiar. I'm wearing down on this blog post and if you've made it this far congratulations. Dupont has been around for 206 years, is involved in a lot of diverse things, the most exciting of which right now is agriculture. The most important thing I personally use from Dupont is Kevlar. No, I'm no a cop or a marine, although Kevlar has helped save likely countless lives in the streets and on the battlefield. I am, however, a fire performer. See that fire flower that is my avatar icon? The way you make a set of fire poi is by attaching a leather handle to a chain, and at the other end of the chain you attack a wick made of - you guessed it - kevlar. You dip the kevlar wick in a flammable fuel (like kerosine), light it, and presto, you have a set of fire poi to dance with. Now I'm not recommending you go out and do this, but I am recommending Dupont based on their ability to innovate and create products like kevlar, that can be used for such diverse purposes from body armor protection to fire performance. And just to let everyone know I'm safe with not just my investments but also my body, Dupont also makes a fiber called Nomex. I wear Nomex arm-sleeves to protect my arms when I do my fire performance. What exactly is Nomex? It's a flame-resistant fiber, and if you've ever watched a Nascar, IRL, or NHRA (hot rod) race, you have seen drivers wearing Nomex, or a firefighter, or... the list goes on.

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