Styrofoam cups

[Minerva]

What depth (pressure) does one of these have to be set to in order to remove all the air and shrink it down making it phenolic-like? -M

 

[Zugzwang152]

😕

 

[KK]

7,835 feet

 

[j00fek]

.314825

 

[Finns14]

All I know is add gasoline and you have yourself napalm

 

[Scarpozzi]

I don't know, but one of my friends that used to work at Sonic liked to watch them melt in the fryer. I don't eat at Sonic, btw....

 

[Minerva]

Originally posted by: KK
7,835 feet

Haha funny. It has to be less than 500 fathoms but I wonder if considerably less pressure will do it if the dwell time is increased to a few days, etc.

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I don't know, but one of my friends that used to work at Sonic liked to watch them melt in the fryer. I don't eat at Sonic, btw....

At least it's inert. I knew someone that worked at one of those truck stops that threw a squirrel in the fryer just to see what would happen. Gross! -M

 

[zanieladie]

I like throwing them into a campfire and watching them melt; unfortunately, burning styrofoam gives off toxic fumes...

 

[BornStar]

I would think that someone that tries to be as scientifically correct as you would realize that "Styrofoam cups" aren't Styrofoam at all.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Minerva

Originally posted by: Scarpozzi
I don't know, but one of my friends that used to work at Sonic liked to watch them melt in the fryer. I don't eat at Sonic, btw....

At least it's inert. I knew someone that worked at one of those truck stops that threw a squirrel in the fryer just to see what would happen. Gross! -M

At least it won't give you cancer.

I used to use the styrofoam+gasoline "napalm" for camping...burns just right at 12,000 feet or so, doesn't soak into the ground like liquid gasoline, and gives you that "macho" feeling.

 

[Minerva]

Originally posted by: BornStar18
I would think that someone that tries to be as scientifically correct as you would realize that "Styrofoam cups" aren't Styrofoam at all.

Semantics and nothing more. Both are made of the same material which is polystyrene. The manufacturing process is different of course. No different than someone blowing their nose with a tissue they call a "kleenex" but actually has the Puffs brand name. Or the person running to the "xerox" machine that's made by Minolta. -M

 

[BornStar]

Originally posted by: Minerva

Originally posted by: BornStar18
I would think that someone that tries to be as scientifically correct as you would realize that "Styrofoam cups" aren't Styrofoam at all.

Semantics and nothing more. Both are made of the same material which is polystyrene. The manufacturing process is different of course. No different than someone blowing their nose with a tissue they call a "kleenex" but actually has the Puffs brand name. Or the person running to the "xerox" machine that's made by Minolta. -M

The difference is in your examples that Kleenex makes tissues and Xerox makes copiers. There is no such thing (nor has there ever been such a thing) as a Styrofoam cup.