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# Cooking Bioplastic

This is one of my dumber experiments. I simply put a sheet of bioplastic (Ag15) in a pan on low heat for half an hour. The results were interesting - the bioplastic shrank a lot and became discolored. It also lost a lot of strength and became thicker, while at the same time becoming smooth and cold to the touch. \
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Here is the before and after photos:

![](https://829019481-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FQKxP3dLVX23EmnpaB5PS%2Fuploads%2F2MUnvWDT5ndZzsY0dBmW%2FIMG_2400.jpeg?alt=media\&token=887ff83b-8142-4092-afff-39c97fb106b1)

Before: Right. After: Left.