Wes,
Actually what makes the stuff strange isn't the plastic, it's the plasticizer in it. The worms are essentially PVC with a very large amount of plasticizer. What makes the difference between PVC pipe, old vinyl records, "vinyl" upholstery, and plastic worms is mainly the amount of plasticizer in the product (in the list above increases from none (PVC pipe) to a huge amount (plastic worms)). The plasticizer in the plastic worms is what makes them pliable and the stuff leaches out and will destroy non-"worm-proof" plastics and nice varnish finishes on wood...
For those who want to know, the two most common plasticizers used for PVC are dioctyl phthalate and di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate. (And no Allan, I'm not going to figure out the IUPAC names for them!)
Mark Delaney
Wes Wada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Wes Wada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Maybe, it's just me, but I always have thought the plastic used for
artificial worms, crawdads, salamanders, etc. was pretty weird stuff.
*g* It's sticky, melts, leeches color all over the place, etc. Sure
there is a reason for this, but those characteristics made the product
a little hard to handle. There's probably more than one kind of
plastic, and I am surely mixing apples and oranges or assorted bass
flavorings and scents...
Obviously haven't been a gear bass guy, either. So many fish...so
little time.
Wes
So much water, so little time!
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