| ▲ | biosboiii 2 hours ago | |
TIL: Generally all plastics exposed to UV start to photodegrade. If you google why old computers turn particularly yellow most sources point to bromine-based flame retardant agents in the plastic, but some people make a convincing case[1] that ABS just naturally turns yellow in UV light. Not much real research into that topic, interestingly. [1] https://medium.com/@pueojit/a-look-into-the-yellowing-and-de... | ||
| ▲ | ufocia 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |
Not sure why all the fire retardants are needed. Besides, steel probably retards fire more effectively than most fire retarded resins and is probably far more recyclable. | ||