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  • Sep 15, 2007, 03:15 PM
    Curlyben
    Material name
    Thinking Putty
    Now I know there is a technical name for a material displaying these properties, but I can't remember it.
    Any ideas.
  • Sep 15, 2007, 03:20 PM
    nauticalstar420
    It looks and sounds just like Silly Putty.

    According to Wikipedia, it is made of a silicone plastic (Source : Silly Putty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

    I hope that's what you were wanting to know. :p

    **EDIT** - It also says its an inorganic polymer, which is why it is able to bounce and stretch.
  • Sep 15, 2007, 11:56 PM
    Capuchin
    It's viscoelastic or thixotropic. Which are types of non-Newtonian flow.

    But the material is just plain "plastic" :P

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