▲ 205 ▼ Hmmm (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/hmmm@lemmy.world 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Um. Doesn’t petrol eat through plastic eventually? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teft@startrek.website 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Polystyrene? Yes. That bucket is probably HDPE or something like that though which wouldn’t react to gas. Most modern car gas tanks are some form of high density plastic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ok thanks. So not any kind of plastic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* Yeah, I was surprised the first time I saw a plastic gas tank (it was on the ground outside an auto repair shop). I just assumed they were usually made out of metal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teft@startrek.website 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Polystyrene? Yes. That bucket is probably HDPE or something like that though which wouldn’t react to gas. Most modern car gas tanks are some form of high density plastic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ok thanks. So not any kind of plastic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* Yeah, I was surprised the first time I saw a plastic gas tank (it was on the ground outside an auto repair shop). I just assumed they were usually made out of metal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] foofiepie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ok thanks. So not any kind of plastic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* Yeah, I was surprised the first time I saw a plastic gas tank (it was on the ground outside an auto repair shop). I just assumed they were usually made out of metal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* Yeah, I was surprised the first time I saw a plastic gas tank (it was on the ground outside an auto repair shop). I just assumed they were usually made out of metal. permalink fedilink source parent