what were the original plastics called?
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The first synthetic polymer produced was Bakelite in 1909
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Well, lets see ... there's plastic, steel, and nylon for sure.  \n\nAnd possibly ...adhesives, polystyrene, paint, glass (this one's a little iffy because it does occur in nature, albeit infrequently)
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I were gnu just say rubber and then I thought well maybe not so I looked it up and I could only find plasticine, so i looked up plasticine and ended up here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasticine   so blu-tack is kinda made from what that link says but more sticky.
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Used to be aluminum. Some are acrylic now.
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Below you'll find the SPI symbol and the polymer that it represents along with a quickie description of uses for that polymer.  To learn everything you ever wanted to know about the polymers in question, just click on the name. \n\n1 -  Poly(ethylene terephthalate):  Soda bottles, water bottles, vinegar bottles, medicine containers, backing for photography film. \nWhy PETE and not PET?\n \n\n2 -  High-density Polyethylene:  Containers for:  laundry/dish detergent, fabric softeners, bleach, milk, shampoo, conditioner, motor oil. Newer bullet proof vests, various toys. \n\n3 -  Poly(vinyl cloride):  Pipes, shower curtains, meat wraps, cooking oil bottles, baby bottle nipples, shrink wrap, clear medical tubing, vinyl dashboards and seat covers, coffee containers. \n\n4 -  Low-density Polyethylene:  Wrapping films, grocery bags, sandwich bags. \n\n5 - Polypropylene:  Tupperware®, syrup bottles, yogurt tubs, diapers, outdoor carpet. \n\n6 - Polystyrene:  Coffee cups, disposable cutlery and cups (clear and colored), bakery shells, meat trays, "cheap" hubcaps, packing peanuts, styrofoam insulation. \n\n7 - The hotdog of plastics!  Products labeled as "other" are made of any combination of 1-6 or another, less commonly used plastic.
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I would guess it is made from rapid prototyping:- Fused-deposition modeling.  It technique is call Extrusion of melted plastic. there is more information that you can find. Just keep looking..
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It's depends the way you formulate the composition of plastics.These days ABA/ABS is similar to metals and glass.Some composition of polyurethane are also like metals and as transparent as like Glass.Say for example Bakelite which we used in electrical fuses and switches which replace metal as well as providing us security of electrical shocks.
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You can find the general structures through simple web searches.  Remember some of these are polymers and can have different versions based on chain lengths and copolymers.
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Plastic , because im trying to save the trees. Besides mother earth is highly upset how we been treating the earth these days.
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on what? a body,plastic sheeting?..define
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Plastic\nTires \nAshphalt\n\nEVERYTHING!
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take plastic, turn in into a ball.... its not rocket science man!
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It makes plastic and rubber.
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nylon\n\nmade from petro chemical
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Plastic.(according to George Carlin)\n\nIt is the only thing that God didn't make. We created it.\n\nThusly, God created us so we can make plastic.\n\nhaving served our purpose, Judgement day will come soon. We just need to make more plastic.
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Paper-is basically soaked in water and chemicals and turned back into Pulp and then returned into the marketplace as recycled paper.\n\nPlastic-can be melted down and reused, or cleaned and bottled.\n\nGym shoes-Nike, even though Phil Knight is Satan, has a program where they take old gym shoes and convert them into playgrounds and basketball courts for underdeveloped neighborhoods...how they do it? i don't know, but, I'm sure it has something to do with his evil powers.\n\nthink green...obama in 08!
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Before the introduction of plastics in the building industry, cast iron, pressed steel and zinc were in common use for gutters and rainwater pipes.  When plastics were developed, PVC became the preferred plastic due to its lightness, ease of installation and resistance to deterioration. In my experience the time taken to fit plastic materials is approximately half to one third that of traditional materials.  Plastics are also smooth on the surface reducing resistance and allowing  water to flow more freely.