Collection of tongue-twisters for Palm OS


 


Collection of tongue-twisters for Palm OS

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Name of a synthetic material

Alright. I quit. What's the english name of the white foam-like material that comes in packages to protect the content from shocks? I'm talking about the solid molded things that hold the stuff in the box, they're made out of thousands of little spheres put together. What's the chemical and informal name for that material in the various forms english (if there's a difference)?

Here in Brazil it's called isopor. Check those images if necessary. — Kieff | Talk 03:37, Jun 26, 2005 (UTC)

It's polystyrene :-) --HappyCamper 03:41, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)Is this different from styrofoam? - Nunh-huh 03:43, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)Happy Camper kind of beat me to it but what the article says about Styrofoam is more accurate about what Americans generally refer to the stuff as. License: Free. The name Styrofoam is used almost exclusively by people not in the industry of making polystyrene. It's like Xerox instead of "copy machine" or Kleenex instead of "facial tissue". Dismas 03:47, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)Strictly, it's "expanded polystyrene". It is not called Styrofoam (a trade name) in, say, Britain. Bovlb 05:42, 2005 Jun 26 (UTC)

Other than rigid Styrofoam, there's a similar packaging material that's white, pliable and has a smooth texture.

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