Here's The Chemical Compound You Can Thank For Billiard Balls And False Teeth
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Billiard balls were originally made of ivory, but the endangerment of elephants led to the creation of a $10,000 prize to find an alternative material.
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Balls made from compressed gun cotton with a Nitro Cellulose shell? An explosive combo if the ball is hit really hard
So billiard balls are made from tusks? That’s why poaching of rhinos and elephants happen day by day! Jeez, that’s..that’s sad 😭. Thanks for this information.
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Not a single piece of celluloid plastic is shown in this video. All balls here are made from Phenolic plastics (bakelite). Are you sure this is a science video?
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Balls are made from phenolic resin these days, especially high-end snooker balls and pool balls.
You forgot to mention table tennis balls !
And also that celluloid is highly flammable, even maybe explosive.
This is why this nitrocellulose based plastic has now been replaced by other, less hazardous plastic materials.
I thought celluloid was flammable? And I know they don’t use it today
You are telling me one big ass tusk like that is only 2 billiard balls? Bullcrap.
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Anyone else notice how shitty that rack was
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