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No going back (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago (10 children)

Can a TI-84slinger explain this for us pipette-wielders?

[โ€“] Dettweiler42 25 points 5 months ago

Everything past the dotted line is the point where the material won't go back to its original shape.
Example: You can push on the hood of your car all you want, it'll flex, and go back to its original shape (elastic deformation); but stand on it, and it'll dent (plastic deformation).

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