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Subject: 
Cold Temperature Limitations to ABS?
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lugnet.build, lugnet.general
Date: 
Fri, 10 Oct 2003 20:46:50 GMT
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Hi all,

I've seen lots of stories about heat damage to LEGO, the most impressive being a
German pictorial of LEGO at various temperatures - it was very "The
Disintegration of [Plastic] Memory".

BUT

has anyone looked into cold damage?  I mean, really cold damage - like liquid
nitrogen or dry ice.  I know I've cracked a plastic thermos hauling liquid
nitrogen for a custom St. Patrick's Day Chilled Guinness Infusion (it wasn't
sealed up tight, so the cracking was due to thermal stresses, not
pressure-related).

How about ABS?  Would liquid nitrogen boiling in a Belville bucket break the ABS
like a brittle biscuit?  Would dry ice resting on a plate cause it to distort or
snap?

Thanks in advance for any input!

Regards,
Shaun



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