Neil Jackson

For my 23rd birthday, I received a nylon string guitar. I told myself that if I could play Eric Clapton's 'Tears In Heaven,' then I could play the guitar. I practised every chance I got, driving my housemates insane, until several weeks later I had a shaky version of the song down. I wrote my first song on the guitar a few weeks after that.

English Actor

Ben Fogle

On the face of it there is a pristine white sandy beach, but within an hour, around 100 of us can collect up to 250-300 kilos of rubbish. It's mostly bits of plastic, fishing line, nylon, bottle caps. We've found everything.

English Writer

Jenny Eclair

The only way to go on holiday is with your expectations at ground level. Convince yourself before you go that the weather's going to be dreadful and there will be nylon sheets. You'll then be pleasantly surprised.

Comedian

Laurie Graham

The word 'carer' makes me think of someone with a nylon overall and a long list of 'clients' to wash before she finishes her shift. A companion was something unique. A kind of live-in friend.

English Journalist

Russell Smith

No matter how fine your suit and your shoes, you will remind everyone that you are not yet a grownup man by wearing them with your old college knapsack, in its nasty, nylon glory.

Canadian Novelist

Dean Potter

My feet look like hooves-like, fake-leather bottoms and funky toenails - and I scrub them with a big stiff-bristled nylon brush you'd use for scrubbing the side of your house.

American Athlete

Robin Williams

Okra is the closest thing to nylon I've ever eaten. It's like they bred cotton with a green bean. Okra, tastes like snot. The more you cook it, the more it turns into string.

American Comedian

Guy Clark

All gut strings. That's just the first kind of guitar I played, it was a nylon string guitar. And to me, it's the purest form of guitar making, and I just enjoy doing it.

American Musician

Colm Toibin

People's interest in glamour and clothes and nylon stockings and all those things were, when I was a little boy, the sort of world that I listened to.

Irish Novelist

Betsey Johnson

My prom dress was very sweet, very puffy, but I also wore little stiletto, pointed-toe heels, nylon hosiery, the whole nine yards.

American Designer

Nylon is praised for its durability and often used in items that require resilience.

Durable Material

Many outdoor and sports products are made of nylon due to its lightness and strength.

Outdoor Gear

Nylon is often used in affordable clothing items as an alternative to more expensive fabrics.

Affordable Fashion

Nylon garments often resist wrinkling, making them convenient for travel.

Wrinkle Resistant

Nylon fabric may feel less natural and can be less breathable than cotton or wool.

Synthetic Feel

Nylon clothing can build up static electricity, which can be uncomfortable.

Static Prone

 I know that seems ludicrous. And believe me, I lived the same sad life until about three years ago. And what happened to me was I bought, what was for me, a very expensive pair of shoes. But those shoes came with round nylon laces, and I couldn't keep them tied. So I went back to the store and said to the owner,

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 And the horse is made from nylon. And the spider's web is for the reins on the horse. To get the symmetrical shape of the horse was very difficult, because I had to get the horse to rear up and look as though it was in some kind of action. When I did this one, a gentleman seen it and said to me,

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 to soften the coat. One way to do this is to place the seeds in a nylon bag, then place the bag into hot water. Turn off the heat immediately and allow the water to cool to room temperature before removing the seeds. It's important not to heat the seed for too long as this will kill the embryo.

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 affecting marine life and eventually making their way back to humans. Polymers can be soft or hard, squishy or solid, fragile or strong. The huge variation between means they can form an incredibly diverse array of substances, from DNA to nylon stockings.

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 that help make our vehicles lightweight and fuel-efficient. Through our research, we managed to identify electrochemical reaction mixtures with the right additives and voltages to be able to transform raw materials into nylon precursors very selectively.

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 two types of membranes plastic for inflatables and nylon mesh for sausages the sausages were stuff loose wood chips allowing us to sculpt steps eating and structural walls out of what would normally be a large pile of compost the interesting thing about

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 on the weather, but he'd let me know when, and so with about four days notice, he said to go to this beach south of Lisbon, and a little after 9, this guy will walk out of the water. And he'll be carrying a green nylon line, a lightweight line,

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 to change that stage 7 nylon must really up to cut through yes because actually they come to the net for feeding because they eat the fish there so and sometimes not only that fishermen chop the heads of cedars and we see many turtles just

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 And, boom, the very first nylon bristle toothbrush. Then came World War II. - But most important of all, clean your teeth often. Clean them well. - And it was during the war that the Army decided to give every soldier a toothbrush

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 applied to peacetime living in hundreds of beautiful and useful ways and so plastic went from protecting cargo to protecting our leftovers food stored in baggies plastic bags always have the sound of freshness and nylon went from