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I like neoprene, but not as much as plasticized PVC.

i like plastic too, even the word is cool

certain plastics are too hard feeling... PVC is nice since its very soft and stretchy and warm...

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yeah but i like the visual aspect of materials in the first place, also the feel, but certainly first my eyes, i've got greedy eyes

Not the paleoprene thread topic

I used to love the smell of my barbie dolls, but they were not made of neoprene.

I hate the smell of celluloid==it smells like rancid peanut butter.(':eew:')

I love all sorts of plastic smells, but soft PVC has that mysterious chlorine undertone that I will never get sick of.
here is a list of synthetic fabrics and how they smell when burned (I've been meaning to try this for years...)

Acetate is made from cellulose (wood fibers), technically cellulose acetate. Acetate burns readily with a flickering flame that cannot be easily extinguished. The burning cellulose drips and leaves a hard ash. The smell is similar to burning wood chips.

Acrylic technically acrylonitrile is made from natural gas and petroleum. Acrylics burn readily due to the fiber content and the lofty, air filled pockets. A match or cigarette dropped on an acrylic blanket can ignite the fabric which will burn rapidly unless extinguished. The ash is hard. The smell is acrid or harsh.

Nylon is a polyamide made from petroleum. Nylon melts and then burns rapidly if the flame remains on the melted fiber. If you can keep the flame on the melting nylon, it smells like burning plastic.

Polyester is a polymer produced from coal, air, water, and petroleum products. Polyester melts and burns at the same time, the melting, burning ash can bond quickly to any surface it drips on including skin. The smoke from polyester is black with a sweetish smell. The extinguished ash is hard.

Rayon is a regenerated cellulose fiber which is almost pure cellulose. Rayon burns rapidly and leaves only a slight ash. The burning smell is close to burning leaves.

geez... what an interesting list!! ! but id never try doing any of it, nor should you, a lot of plastics contain harsh chemicals that when burned release harmful gasses. in some states and cities and even countries it is completely illegal to burn plastics!

now back to the topic of neoprene.

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That list is actually an instructional one; it's a good way of identifying unknown fabrics.

How do you feel about isoprene?

^^^It's natural rubber, and some natives of South America DO wear it. They dip their feet in it to make a type of custom boot, and they also treat fabric with it to waterproof it. I've always thought it would be interesting to cover myself with it.

I've never tried it. I think it would be cool, especially since it wouldn't chafe like clothes do.

I do, yes. Although I don't think it needs to be a big tank, it could just be a tub. I think people have tried some things like putting jello powder into kiddie pools, although I hate the texture of jello because it's too rigid and sloppy.

I would love to be in a vat of jello. That would be awesome. It's so... jiggly and slippery... you'd feel so suspended in it. -laughs.-