Ask Fuzzy: Why does plastic become brittle as it ages?

By Rod Taylor, Fuzzy Logic
Updated July 2 2021 - 12:50am, first published January 24 2021 - 12:00am
The word 'plastic' is a generic term for a wide range of materials. Picture: Shutterstock
The word 'plastic' is a generic term for a wide range of materials. Picture: Shutterstock

With my first ever pay packet, I bought a pair of fashionable plastic motorbike boots. Years later I found them where I'd left them in our roof cavity. My once nifty red boots were now shards of faded plastic.

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