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A comment on Americans' love of billiards paved the way for synthetic plastics.

Re:Americans' love of billiards paved the way for synthetic ... by hulitu on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @03:45PM (#45597462)
> synthetic plastics

Are there any "natural" plastics ?

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Re:Americans' love of billiards paved the way for synthetic ... by Exoristos on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @04:21PM (#45597900)
Excellent discussion of just that, up-thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45596988
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