poopooshaboo Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Without fail, whenever I break out my hookah (a nicer one than any of my friends, who all have shitty ebay chinese ones) someone will say, with their nose turned up (and you have to imagine this in a really snotty voice), "Oh, the base is plastic." I always reply by saying No, it's acrylic. However, they've got me wondering... Is acrylic (as in the base of a MYA acrylic) just thick-er plastic? If not, what's different about it? This is really irritating me, and I would love to know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Mahone Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Acrylic glass:Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or poly (methyl 2-methylpropenoate) is the synthetic polymer of methyl methacrylate. This thermoplastic and transparent plastic is sold by the tradenames Plexiglas, R-Cast, Perspex, Plazcryl, Acrylite, Acrylplast, Altuglas, Polycast and Lucite and is commonly called acrylic glass or simply acrylic. The material was developed in 1928 in various laboratories and was brought to market in 1933 by Rohm and Haas Company.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylic_glassHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 it is a high end plastic. when one of your friends knock it then say "I guess you think all metals are the same? Then go get me all your silver, gold and platinum ant I will trade you sheet metal, aluminum etc." Just like metals, plastics are by far not all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Or say to them, you drop yours on a hard floor from a foot high and then i'll do mine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*HOT&SMOKING* Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 QUOTE (ZAP @ Jun 30 2007, 05:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Or say to them, you drop yours on a hard floor from a foot high and then i'll do mine..HA HA HA LOL!!!Do that...That will really get them going when theres is brocken LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 ooooh, I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Glass rules! Death to acrylic! Long live the new glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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