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> The team found success using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) polymers to produce the lattice So, don't spill acetone on it or your building will collap
by 01100011 6y ago
> The team found success using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) polymers to produce the lattice
So, don't spill acetone on it or your building will collapse?
I realize this is just research and the final product will likely be more robust. As someone who just had a bottle of acetone leak in the freezer(home chemistry gone wrong I guess), I am acutely aware of the destructive power of simple acetone. Did I mention freezers are apparently made of ABS?
- raverbashing 6y agoYeah, don't use acetone or instant glue on Styrofoam (unless you want a gooey mess)
- TeMPOraL 6y agoIsn't the goo also highly flammable? As kids, my friends and I used to refer to a mix of polystyrene and gasoline as "DIY napalm".
- jabl 6y ago> As kids, my friends and I used to refer to a mix of polystyrene and gasoline as "DIY napalm". Yeah, I experimented with this once as a teenager. It's sort of fascinating how much polystyrene you can dissolve into gasoline (makes sense, as EPS is mostly air). Burns with thick black smoke and an acrid smell.. I didn't have any WP to blend into it, though. In retrospect, that was good.
- fogihujy 6y agoIt's not too different from the real thing. It's one of those "don't try this at home" things. :D