• ChillPill@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    I’ve only ever seen potato “holders” made out of ABS, not PVC. Not sure that ABS is any more resistant to er- rapid unscheduled disassemblies.

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      17 hours ago

      In the firework industry we use ABS in our mortars because they will stretch and rip if a firework explodes in the tube rather than shatter and turn into shrapnel.

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      17 hours ago

      ABS would be better in that regard, it has a higher plasticity and less likely to fragment. But the one in the OP is PVC. ABS pipe is black.

      Edit: And I’m pretty sure ABS doesn’t show either.