Now ya see Pete, that was what is known as a joke. The idea that many
things are shipped within a Styrofoam shell or that styrofoam packing
material is used to cushion mechanical shock while...oh, just forget it!
"Pete C." wrote in message
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Craven Morehead wrote:

This does beg the question...when shipping styrofoam, what does one use
for
packing material? Ground up printer parts?

Nope, you use the competitive recycled paper pulp packing material, or
the starch based packing peanuts, or bubble wrap or the inflatable air
pillows or the foam in place wrap...

Pete C.