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Plastic explosive is commonly used for the demolition of obstacles and fortifications by engineers and combat engineers, an early use being the warhead of the British Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers's ( AVRE )' s ' Petard ' demolition mortar, used to destroy concrete fortifications encountered during Operation Overlord ( D-Day ).
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Plastic explosives are especially suited for explosive demolition as they can be easily formed into the best shapes for cutting structural members and have a high enough velocity of detonation and density for metal cutting work.
* High Explosive Plastic general purpose ammunition, US Army terminology, also called high explosive squash head ( HESH )
The " Cointreau " was actually a bomb constructed of a British plastic explosive " Plastic C " placed into the casing of a British magnetic mine, with a timer consisting of a spring which would be gradually dissolved by acid.
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* Plastic arts, such as clay sculpture, in which material is formed or deformed into a new, permanent shape
A subordinate matter in the book that attracted much attention at the time is the conception of the " Plastic Medium ," which is a mere revival of Plato's " World-Soul ," and is meant to explain the existence and laws of nature without referring all to the direct operation of God.
It occasioned a long-drawn controversy between Pierre Bayle and Le Clerc, the former maintaining, the latter denying, that the Plastic Medium is really favourable to atheism.
Although the tone of fiberglass models tends to be thinner and less " warm " ( earning them the nicknames " Plastic Bugle ", " White Trash ", " Toilet Bowels ", and " Tupperware " among players in some ensembles ), it is considered acceptable by the high schools in which the instrument is most common due to the tradeoff in durability, cost, and weight.
Plastic DIP ( PDIP ) packages are usually sealed by fusing or cementing the plastic halves around the leads, but a high degree of hermeticity is not achieved because the plastic itself is usually somewhat porous to moisture and the process cannot ensure a good microscopic seal between the leads and the plastic at all points around the perimeter.
Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function.
Plastic surgeons use microsurgery to transfer tissue for coverage of a defect when no local tissue is available.
Plastic pants can be worn over diapers to avoid leaks, but with modern cloth diapers, this is no longer necessary.
Plastic reinforcement often is stronger, or at least has a better strength to weight ratio than reinforcing steels.
The study " Analysis of the life cycle of Cork, Aluminum and Plastic Wine Closures ," commissioned by cork manufacturer Amorim and made public in December 2008, concluded that cork is the most environmentally responsible stopper, in a one-year life cycle analysis comparison with the plastic stoppers and aluminum screw caps.
Plastic hardware is sometimes used, but bronze and stainless steel are good corrosion-resistant materials for hardware, although stainless steel can be subject to crevice corrosion after many years especially in a boat using an outboard or other motor and must be inspected.
It is called Shanghai Universal Plastic Toys Company ( usually abbreviated as SUPT / 上海环球塑胶塑胶玩具有限公司 ).
Plastic is now the most commonly used material for lightweight corsets and the majority of poor quality corsets, whereas spring or spiral steel is preferred for stronger corsets and generally the better quality corset too.
* Plastic bags are included with electronic toll collection devices which are impregnated with metal to allow motorists to place them in the bag so that a toll charge is not registered or a device will not register a charge while being shipped to a customer's home after ordering in a delivery truck.
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Despite inker Murphy Anderson, and penciller Carmine Infantino stating that Schwartz never acknowledged any relationship to Plastic Man, it's commonly claimed that he said that if he had known that DC owned the name " Plastic Man " ( acquired in 1956 along with other Quality Comics properties ), he'd never have chosen Elongated Man as the name for his own character ..
Plastic conical measures, commonly referred to as measuring cups are used by patients to measure liquid medicaments for oral administration.
Clays and Silts, often called ' fine-grained soils ', are classified according to their Atterberg limits ; the most commonly used Atterberg limits are the Liquid limit ( denoted by LL or ), Plastic Limit ( denoted by PL or ), and Shrinkage limit ( denoted by SL ).
Plastic garbage bags are fairly lightweight and are particularly useful for messy or wet rubbish, as is commonly the case with food waste, and are also useful for wrapping up garbage to minimize odour.
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Plastic Erlenmeyer flasks used in cell culture are pre-sterilized and feature closures and vented closures to enhance gas exchange during incubation and shaking.
Plastic models are also regularly used in anatomy teaching sessions and they offer a good substitute to the real thing.
The statue used to be on the seal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons ( ASPS ), one of the oldest associations of plastic surgeons in the world.
Plastic balls or soft balls are often used in youth competitions such as the variant, " First Shinty ".
* Reactive Plastic Curtain, a carbon-dioxide-absorbing device used in some rebreather breathing sets
Plastic gears can also be injection molded ; for prototypes, 3D printing in a suitable material can be used.
* Plastic sinks may also be made from the same materials used to form " solid surface " countertops.
* Plastic Canvas is a stiff canvas that is generally used for smaller projects and is sold as “ pre-cut pieces " rather than by the yard.
Plastic materials can be used, but metals typically have a higher bursting strength and so will produce more concussive force.
Plastic sheeting used for sealing pit or baled silage needs proper disposal, and some areas have recycling schemes for it.
Plastic zippers mostly use polyacetal resin, though other thermoplastic polymers are used as well, such as polyethylene.
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