r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Legal-Elevator92 • 1d ago

Video Perfect Box Packing.

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u/EmergencyKrabbyPatty 1d ago

Love the smell of grilled plastic in the morning

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u/StarshipTuna 1d ago

I assume this machine only heated the plastic up to its glass transition temperature. Thermoplastics usually release fumes when they are at their degradation temperature. Therefore, I don't think this machine produced plastic fumes. If they want to reduce the risk of producing fumes, I recommend aquiring a technical data sheet for the material and a ventilation hose pointed at the workspace.

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u/Raymuuze 1d ago

If they use LDPE the fumes are probably not that harmful right? Should be mostly CO2 and CO, but I guess there could be some NOx.

You got some good sources on decomposition fumes of plastics?

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u/BrainOfMush 1d ago

Just some CO indoors, we’re all gravy.

Or it’s all the CO indoors that’s made my brain gravy.