<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Thorsten Wilms <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:t_w_@freenet.de">t_w_@freenet.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im">On Wed, 2009-03-04 at 13:26 -0200, spg76 wrote:<br> <br> <br> > I uploaded a new version with a cork to the wiki.<br> > Better or worse?<br> > <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/BreatheIconSet/Submissions" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/BreatheIconSet/Submissions</a><br> <br> </div>Nice cork, but such a jar would be closed with a rubber plug, if it all.<br> I think it's a superfluous detail with a risk to make people think of<br> wine rather than science.</blockquote><div><br>Actually, we often cover those with a specialized type of plastic wrap called parafilm which is waxy and elastic so that when we stretch it tight over the top, it contracts and forms an airtight seal around the top. It is much easier to put on and take off than corks, less expensive to replace, lower risk of contamination... so it's pretty much industry standard these days.<br> <br>So, if you want to make it say "science", you could definitely show the top of the bottle covered in parafilm. (image attached)<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <br> <div><div></div><div class="h5"><br> <br> --<br> Thorsten Wilms<br> <br> thorwil's design for free software:<br> <a href="http://thorwil.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://thorwil.wordpress.com/</a><br> <br> <br> --<br> ubuntu-art mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-art@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br>