Fascinating GIFs Showing How Plastic is Made

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nightqueen
May 31, 2020 4:48 AM EDT

Plastic is ubiquitous. We use it every day, and most of the things we use (laptops, phones, cars) have parts made from plastic. But have you ever wondered how plastic is made? We have too. Here are some educational GIFs that show the process of plastic being made, and it's actually really fascinating. 

If you want to see more science GIFs, check out these animations of what rockets would look like if their outsides were transparent.

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    gif of woman pouring bag of white powder into mechanical machine
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  • 02
    gif of large metal machine rolling around making plastic inside factory
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  • 03
    gif of large plastic tub being pulled from metal machine to make plastic inside factory
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  • 04
    gif of blue squishy plastic tube being pressed into shape by metal machine in factory
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  • 05
    gif of metal machine pressing blue plastic into shape of boat being pulled out by two men
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  • 06
    gif of man working with blue bendy plastic being pressed into shape large machine
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  • 07
    gif blue plastic pressed into crate shape pulled from metal machine to press plastic
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  • 08
    gif three men pulling boat shaped plastic out of metal machine inside plastic factory
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  • 09
    gif women pulling white plastic tub out of metal mechanical machine for making plastic in factory
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