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bakelite was patented in 1909 - i understand franklin was before 1907, but the idea of "plastic" as something separate from wood, metal, and glass has been arou
by genewitch 2y ago
bakelite was patented in 1909 - i understand franklin was before 1907, but the idea of "plastic" as something separate from wood, metal, and glass has been around over a century.
- Intralexical 2y agoBakelite also wasn't very good though. Stiff, heavy, brittle. Modern sheet plastic packaging gives the impression of a soap bubble that we've somehow frozen in time and made solid.