I used sink plungers in toilets pretty much my whole life until i scrolled across a similar diagram one day and discovered the truth.

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    Until they start stiffening with age.

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      Usually age has the opposite effect, but I hear they make pills for that.

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        The epdm mine is made of is quite stiff after about 10 years of use

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          They’re talking more like 40 or 50 years. You’ve got plenty of time

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            Lkke i said mine is already stiffening after 10 years. Its almost like hard plastic now