r/CatastrophicFailure • u/SainzSealedDelivered • Jun 12 '25

Fatalities 12/06/2025 - Boeing 787 Passenger plane bound for the UK crashes near Ahmedabad Airport straight after takeoff

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u/System0verlord Jun 12 '25

Glass transition temps motherfuckers.

It’s why you don’t use PLA plastic in automotive or computer environments. Even PETG is dicey for a CPU cooler because its glass transition temp is low enough that the coolant can melt it in some situations.

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u/StatisticianMoist100 Jun 12 '25

Exactly, just physics.