Why do some rubbers invert dome?

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My Fastarc G-1 and Sanwei Target National both form a slight mountain shaped dome on the topsheet side when I take them off the blade. The sponge on the concave side. Does anyone have an idea as to why happens? The fresh sheets before cutting did not have any curve if I remember correctly. Normal water based glue (free chack II) used. Alternatively, a sheet of old Tenergy 05 and unboosted Neo H3 I had taken off in the past were flat as pancakes.
 
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I did not stretch or squish the rubbers when putting them on, only light pressure to stick on blade. Maybe the G-1 is factory boosted, but I thought that the Sanwei was not factory boosted? (According to princett from stealinoffdeadpeople here:
https://old.reddit.com/r/tabletennis/comments/rkqmhc/sanwei_target_national_thoughts/)

So perhaps some cake sponges like STN just shrink a bit with time? The STN still plays great even after several hundred hours of play though.

 
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