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Pine tar is a form of wood tar produced by the high temperature carbonization of pine wood in anoxic conditions (dry distillation or destructive distillation). The wood is rapidly decomposed by applying heat and pressure in a closed container; the primary resulting products are charcoal and pine tar.
Pine tar consists primarily of aromatic hydrocarbons, tar acids, and tar bases. Components of tar vary according to the pyrolytic process (e.g. method, duration, temperature) and origin of the wood (e.g. age of pine trees, type of soil, and moisture conditions during tree growth). The choice of wood, design of kiln, burning, and collection of the tar can vary. Only pine stumps and roots are used in the traditional production of pine tar.[citation needed]
Pine tar has a long history as a wood preservative, as a wood sealant for maritime use, in roofing construction and maintenance, in soaps, and in the treatment of carbuncles and skin diseases, such as psoriasis, eczema, and rosacea. It is used in baseball to enhance the grip of a hitter's bat; it is also sometimes used by pitchers to improve their grip on the ball, in violation of the rules.[1]
Pinetar is a form of wood tar produced by the high temperature carbonization of pine wood in anoxic conditions (dry distillation or destructive distillation)...
as painting exterior walls of log buildings. Tar is also a general disinfectant. Pinetar oil, or wood tar oil, is used for the surface treatment of wooden...
The PineTar Incident (also known as the PineTar Game) was a controversial incident in 1983 during an American League baseball game played between the...
umpires measured the amount of pinetar, a legal substance used by hitters to improve their grip, on Brett's bat. The pinetar extended about 24 inches, leading...
commonly called the eastern white pine, northern white pine, white pine, Weymouth pine (British), and soft pine is a large pine native to eastern North America...
plentiful pine trees. "Tar Heel" (and a related version, "Rosin Heel") was often applied to the Poor White laborers who worked to produce tar, pitch, and...
Tar-water was a medieval medicine consisting of pinetar and water. As it was foul-tasting, it slowly dropped in popularity, but was revived in the Victorian...
greeted with loud choruses of boos, but he later became a fan favorite. The PineTar Game refers to a controversial incident that took place in an American...
some soaps, i.e. the scent of Imperial Leather soap, though other tars (i.e. from pine, coal) with an equally phenolic and smoky odour are more commonly...
the production of pitch and pinetar. In 1648, a company was formed in Sweden called Norrländska Tjärkompaniet (The Wood Tar Company of North Sweden), and...
Pine nuts, also called piñón (Spanish: [piˈɲon]), pinoli (Italian: [piˈnɔːli]), or pignoli, are the edible seeds of pines (family Pinaceae, genus Pinus)...
at Comiskey Park in 1990. Brinkman was also the crew chief during the PineTar Incident between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees on July 24...
either derives from or is a cognate of the Greek ῥητίνη rhētínē "resin of the pine", of unknown earlier origin, though probably non-Indo-European. The word...
statistical oddities. An unusual suspended game occurred as a result of the "pinetar incident" on July 24, 1983. George Brett had apparently hit a home run...
occurred. In what has come to be known as "the PineTar Incident", umpires discovered illegal placement of pinetar (more than 18 inches up the handle) on third...
category of carbonaceous chemicals formed by the distillation of various tars and pyrolysis of plant-derived material, such as wood, or fossil fuel. They...
products are charcoal and pinetar. Pinetar consists primarily of aromatic hydrocarbons, tar acids and tar bases. Components of tar vary according to the...
Pine honey (Greek: πευκόμελο, romanized: pefkomelo; Turkish: çam balı) is a type of honeydew honey. It is a sweet and spicy honey, with some woody notes...
amount of pinetar on Brett's bat, citing an obscure rule that stated the pinetar on a bat could extend no further than 18 inches. Brett's pinetar extended...
ejected Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jay Howell from the game for having pinetar in his glove after New York Mets manager Davey Johnson asked the umpires...
the dugout, Yankees manager Billy Martin complained that Brett had more pinetar on his bat than baseball's rules allowed. After inspecting the bat, the...
today. Important pines for turpentine production include: maritime pine (Pinus pinaster), Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis), Masson's pine (Pinus massoniana)...
There are limitations to how much and where a baseball player may apply pinetar to a baseball bat. According to Rule 1.10(c) of the Major League Baseball...
Louis Cardinals. August 5, 1983: Vida Blue was released by the Royals. The PineTar Game refers to a controversial incident that took place in an American...
baseball right fielder. Noted for his shaved head, thick goatee, and patch of pinetar on the right hip of his uniform, he is regarded as one of the most popular...
called many important games, from post-season games to the George Brett "PineTar" game in 1983. He was the plate umpire for the Sammy Sosa corked bat game...
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