X-Files weekend

I managed to do nothing school-related the entire weekend. I did get a new nylon poncho, new boots, and some rope. So the first pair of boots I got I noticed had a couple cracks in the heal in the rubber. I looked closer and realized I knew exactly what the cracks were, that they were a molding defect caused when the flow of melted rubber gets separated and then fails to remix, resulting in a gap. I also knew that this was almost certainly caused by premature cooling and that Altama was apparently trying to save a few bucks by lowering their melt temperature. I briefly contemplated calling them up and asking to talk to the process engineer, but instead I just returned them for a new pair. My design for manufacturability class has really taught me a lot I guess.