* Plastic arts, such as clay sculpture, in which material is formed or deformed into a new, permanent shape

Plastic explosive is a specialised form of explosive material.

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 ).

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 surgery is a broad field, and may be subdivided further.

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 glazing infill is commonly used in many skylights and TDDs.

Beaverton is known as the Plastic Thermoforming capital of the world.

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 also frequently used in found art and other types of art made from commodity materials.

* 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.

On 15 December 1969, Moon joined John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band for a live performance at the Lyceum Ballroom ( now the Lyceum Theatre in London for a UNICEF charity concert.

Plastic carry bags have been banned for years now.

The band reformed later that year, with former Plastic Penny bassist Tony Murray replacing Staples, and in 1974, after a spell on Pye Records, in an attempt to re-create their 1960s successes, the Troggs re-united with Larry Page, now running Penny Farthing Records.

Plastic has largely replaced steel as the primary material for manufacturing hubcaps and trims, and where steel wheels are still used, the wheels are now generally painted black so the wheel is less visible through cutouts in the wheel trim.

Plastic O scale train cars and scenery using former Marx molds, are now marketed under the ' K-Line by Lionel ' brand name.

In a series of raids on government facilities, Batman's soldiers release from captivity other superheroes including: The Atom ( trapped for years in a petri dish ), Flash ( forced to run on a treadmill to provide America with free power ), and Plastic Man ( now insane and trapped in Arkham Asylum ).

Plastic wrap was first made from PVC, which remains the most common material, but non-PVC alternatives are now being sold because of concerns about the risk in transfer of plasticizers from PVC into food.

The scene began to achieve mainstream media coverage with a feature on Arcadia in Katie Puckrick's Sunday Show featuring live footage of Plastic Fantastic and Sexus ( by now a full part of the Romo scene ) and interviews with the two aforementioned bands, Xavior from DexDexTer and Simon Price, and queue / crowd / dancefloor footage of Arcadia featuring Wilde, Grey, Chipping, Edwards, Edgren and Leigh.

Five bands featured on the tape – DexDexTer, Hollywood, Plastic Fantastic, Viva ( whose track Now was co-produced by Marc Almond and Neal X ) and Orlando – Sexus and Minty having by now decided to keep their distance from the scene.

A brief examination of his physical make-up, made by Batman and Doctor Mid-Nite, reveals how his DNA is now spliced with Plastic Man's, along with several other alterations fully accounting for his new healing factor and his currently very high pain threshold.

The club Forward >> was originally held at the Velvet Rooms in London's Soho and is now running every Thursday at Plastic People in Shoreditch, east London.

There are several modeling clubs in most cities, with the largest being International Plastic Modellers ' Society ( IPMS ).

Plastic cartridges came into use in the 1960s, but bottled inks are still the mainstay for most fountain pen enthusiasts.

Plastic deformation is observed in most materials including metals, soils, rocks, concrete, foams, bone and skin.

Other than Plastic Man, who has been a member of the Justice League and has had his own ongoing series, most former Quality heroes are occasional supporting characters in the DC Universe.

Plastic makes a deader sound, which is not the most favorable for Jiuta.

The most well-known Belgian punk bands are Chainsaw, The Kids (" Fascist Cops ", " There will be no Next Time "), Janez Detd, Funeral Dress and Plastic Bertrand who had a worldwide hit with " Ça Plane Pour Moi " ( 1978 ).

Plastic is most often used for powder funnels that do not come into contact with solvent in normal use.

Plastic bumpers were the most notable exterior change, giving what some say is a more aggressive look, as opposed to the more elegant Series 1 design.

Plastic bumpers, new mirrors and protective body strips are among the most obvious changes from the outside.

Plastic gold pans resist rust, acid and corrosion, and most are designed with moulded riffles along one side of the pan.

Plastic casings are extruded like most other plastic products.

Plastic mulches prevent sunlight from reaching the soil which can inhibit most annual and perennial weeds.

Plastic and glass are the most common materials used today, replacing the horn, pottery, bronze and bamboo cups used in earlier times.

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 ).

According to the most recent 2008 statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, facelifts were the sixth most popular aesthetic surgery performed after liposuction, breast augmentation, blepharoplasty ( eyelid surgery ), abdominoplasty ( tummy tuck ), breast reduction, and rhinoplasty.

Plastic is used as it is the easiest, but also the cheapest and most readily available material that can be formed into such fluid shapes.

He has also co-created three influential web sites: the pioneering online magazine FEED, the Webby-Award-winning community site, Plastic. com, and most recently the hyperlocal media site outside. in.

The cover image was a group shot of Chipping, Miller, Savage and Xavior clad in their Romo finery, while the feature identified seven core bands – the aforementioned Orlando, Plastic Fantastic, DexDexTer, Sexus, Hollywood, Viva, and linking in one non-scene band Minty, the former musical project of the late Leigh Bowery being continued after his death by his widow Nicola and various artistic friends, most notably singer Mathew Glammore.

" Perhaps the most interesting part of O ' Riley's album is his selection of Radiohead songs: he has chosen a broad view of the band's music, including tracks from earlier work (" Black Star ," " Fake Plastic Trees ," " Bulletproof ") as well as more conceptual work, such as " Airbag ," " Subterranean Homesick Alien ," and " Motion Picture Soundtrack.

Plastic strap is most commonly joined by melting the straps together by adding heat to the joint.