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 jfpnatl
  		posted on November 16, 2000 10:14:52 AM new
Does anyone have any idea whats the differnce in celloid and hard plastic. Is there a way to tell the difference between the two? thanks for your help in advance!
Joe
 
 macandjan
  		posted on November 16, 2000 11:47:52 AM new
[ edited by macandjan on Dec 3, 2000 03:06 PM ]
 
 yellowstone
  		posted on November 16, 2000 06:54:47 PM new
Run it under some really hot water and then smell it.

Bakelite smells like formaldihide.

Celluoid smells like Vicks Vapor Rub, Camphor.

A material called Galalith? smells like burnt milk.

Lucite or acrylic plastic smells like absolutely nothing at all, gives off no odor.

And if it melts right away then it's probably made of wax.

 
 dman3
  		posted on November 16, 2000 07:12:23 PM new
another differents is that celluoid is acid based and degrades fairly fast a matter of few decades and is highly flamable.

Modern plastic HDPE LDPE LEXAN on the other hand is oil based and has a half life of about 150 million years burried in a land fill.
Eventhe so called biodegradable plastic that was popular not many years back wasnt truely biodegradeable it had a cemical added that caused it to crumble up into smaller bits when exsposed to sunlite but the end product was still plastic bits.




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 macandjan
  		posted on November 17, 2000 11:11:54 AM new
[ edited by macandjan on Dec 3, 2000 03:06 PM ]
 
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