Standard pallet sizes. Pallets are portable platforms used to package items for freight shipping. There are two pallet types: stringer pallets and block pallets. Stringer pallets are built with 2â x 4â wood, plastic or metal âstringers.â Block pallets are similar, except they are made with individual blocks.
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Northern Lights: Light at the end of the tundra. The aurora borealis is a fickle phenomenon. A week can pass without a flicker...then bang! The Northern Lights come on like a celestial lava lamp. In the far north of Sweden, Nigel Tisdall is rewarded for his patience. 1  Happy camper: Watching the aurora south of Abisko, Sweden, claimed to be 'the best place in the world to see it' Photo: PETER ROSEN. 2  Snow mobile: A hut and sauna at the Abisko Ark Hotel, built on runners and towed out on to the ice Photo: PETER ROSEN.