Final Experiments Continued

I conducted another PVC experiment with temperature. The PVC was able to hold up to small amounts of heat applied by the heat gun, however, I was curious as to how it would react with cold temperatures. I placed several samples of PVC in my dorm freezer and took them out to experiment with several hours later. The cold had not effect on the painted PVC, nor the bonds formed by the PVC glue. I took one PVC pipe and smashed it against the ground. It cracked with little effort. In comparison, it took much more force to break PVC of the same size at room temperature. The cold temperature made the PVC brittle and stiff. This lead me to believe that bending PVC already bent in a jig, and applied to cold temperature, would be more likely to break or fracture. Finally, I procured some old fabric from the presidential podium. This fabric, lycra, is a double knit warp fabric material that can stretch in both directions. I plan to experiment with in tomorrow's class to see if I am able to incorporate it, or another fabric like it, into my project,