Playground posts. (Product Roundup).

The Burke The name Burke (from Irish Gaelic de Burca, of Norman origin). In English the meaning of the name Burke is "fortified hill." See also Berkley. Places
Australia

Shire of Burke, Queensland, a Local Government Area

Repro Series 1000[R] playground Playground - A visual language for children, developed for Apple's Vivarium Project. OOPSLA 89 or 90? system features Plasticote[TM] posts which are formed using 95% recycled plastic materials. Just one foot of this material is equivalent to 21 plastic milk jugs; more than 3,500 jugs in the average playground. Plasticore posts are made with a steel core surrounded sur·round
tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds
1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle.

2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication.

n. by high density polyethylene High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is a polyethylene thermoplastic made from petroleum. It takes 1.75 kilograms of petroleum (in terms of energy and raw materials) to make one kilogram of HDPE. that is tear and vandal resistant and can withstand 50,000 PSI and temperature extremes from -25 to 110 degrees Fahrenheit.

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