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{{first pic|Plastic.jpg|Plastic doll heads. ([[TV]]: | {{first pic|Plastic.jpg|Plastic doll heads. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}})}} | ||
'''Plastic''' was an artificial substance created on [[Earth]] by [[human]]s. The [[Nestene Consciousness]] had the power to control it. | '''Plastic''' was an artificial substance created on [[Earth]] by [[human]]s. The [[Nestene Consciousness]] had the power to control it. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Plastic could be moulded and shaped into objects when warm. It was used to make such items as [[mannequin]]s, ([[TV]]: | Plastic could be moulded and shaped into objects when warm. It was used to make such items as [[mannequin]]s, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}, {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}) [[telephone]]s, [[doll]]s, inflatable chairs and [[Auto-jet|artificial flowers]]. It was unusual for plastic to have a cold, clammy feeling. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Terror of the Autons (TV story)}}) | ||
Only at close range could regular bullets penetrate and blow plastic apart. ([[TV]]: | Only at close range could regular bullets penetrate and blow plastic apart. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}, {{cs|Terror of the Autons (TV story)}}) A cork fired at high speed from a [[champagne]] bottle could also penetrate plastic. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Anti-plastic]] was a substance specially designed to eradicate plastic. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Anti-plastic]] was a substance specially designed to eradicate plastic. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Autonomy (novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}) | ||
Plastic was made in factories, some of them being [[Auto Plastics]], which specialised in automotive plastics, ([[TV]]: | Plastic was made in factories, some of them being [[Auto Plastics]], which specialised in automotive plastics, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}) and [[Farrel Plastics]], which created everyday plastic. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Terror of the Autons (TV story)}}) | ||
According to an [[online]] article in [[2005]], Dr [[Rhenborg]] was known for his "living plastic creations". ([[TV]]: | According to an [[online]] article in [[2005]], Dr [[Rhenborg]] was known for his "living plastic creations". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}) | ||
Fallout from the [[Last Great Time War]] rewrote the biology of the Nestene Consciousness, causing it to be made of plastic. ([[PROSE]]: | Fallout from the [[Last Great Time War]] rewrote the biology of the Nestene Consciousness, causing it to be made of plastic. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}}) | ||
In the clean-up of [[Operation Mannequin]], ([[PROSE]]: | In the clean-up of [[Operation Mannequin]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Operation Mannequin (short story)}}) the attempted invasion of Earth in 2005 by the Nestene Consciousness, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Rose (novelisation)}}) [[Sergeant|Sgt]] [[Catherine Petts]] and her [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] personnel cleaned melted plastic, the remnants of the "mannequins", off the street. She quipped to her fellow UNIT officers on a secure [[operations board]] that the smell of melted plastic was a "shocker". Another UNIT officer, [[Staff Sergeant]] [[A. Frederick]], attempted to seed a false [[theory]] with the [[press]] that the "mannequins" were made from faulty plastic that reacted to a [[gas]] [[explosion]] that only gave the appearance of movement. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Operation Mannequin (short story)}}) | ||
In the [[Unbound Universe]], plastic was purged from [[Earth (Unbound Universe)|Earth]] following an attack by plastic flowers. ([[AUDIO]]: | In the [[Unbound Universe]], plastic was purged from [[Earth (Unbound Universe)|Earth]] following an attack by plastic flowers. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Sympathy for the Devil (audio story)}}) | ||
== Other instances == | == Other instances == | ||
[[Polyethersulfone]] was a plastic produced at least on the planet [[Lakertya]]. ([[TV]]: | [[Polyethersulfone]] was a plastic produced at least on the planet [[Lakertya]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Time and the Rani (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Category:Artificial substances]] | [[Category:Artificial substances]] | ||
[[Category:Substances from the real world]] | [[Category:Substances from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:10, 16 March 2024
Plastic was an artificial substance created on Earth by humans. The Nestene Consciousness had the power to control it.
Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]
Plastic could be moulded and shaped into objects when warm. It was used to make such items as mannequins, (TV: Spearhead from Space [+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"], Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"]) telephones, dolls, inflatable chairs and artificial flowers. It was unusual for plastic to have a cold, clammy feeling. (TV: Terror of the Autons [+]Loading...["Terror of the Autons (TV story)"])
Only at close range could regular bullets penetrate and blow plastic apart. (TV: Spearhead from Space [+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"], Terror of the Autons [+]Loading...["Terror of the Autons (TV story)"]) A cork fired at high speed from a champagne bottle could also penetrate plastic. (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"])
Anti-plastic was a substance specially designed to eradicate plastic. (PROSE: Autonomy [+]Loading...["Autonomy (novel)"], TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"])
Plastic was made in factories, some of them being Auto Plastics, which specialised in automotive plastics, (TV: Spearhead from Space [+]Loading...["Spearhead from Space (TV story)"]) and Farrel Plastics, which created everyday plastic. (TV: Terror of the Autons [+]Loading...["Terror of the Autons (TV story)"])
According to an online article in 2005, Dr Rhenborg was known for his "living plastic creations". (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"])
Fallout from the Last Great Time War rewrote the biology of the Nestene Consciousness, causing it to be made of plastic. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])
In the clean-up of Operation Mannequin, (PROSE: Operation Mannequin [+]Loading...["Operation Mannequin (short story)"]) the attempted invasion of Earth in 2005 by the Nestene Consciousness, (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"], PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"]) Sgt Catherine Petts and her UNIT personnel cleaned melted plastic, the remnants of the "mannequins", off the street. She quipped to her fellow UNIT officers on a secure operations board that the smell of melted plastic was a "shocker". Another UNIT officer, Staff Sergeant A. Frederick, attempted to seed a false theory with the press that the "mannequins" were made from faulty plastic that reacted to a gas explosion that only gave the appearance of movement. (PROSE: Operation Mannequin [+]Loading...["Operation Mannequin (short story)"])
In the Unbound Universe, plastic was purged from Earth following an attack by plastic flowers. (AUDIO: Sympathy for the Devil [+]Loading...["Sympathy for the Devil (audio story)"])
Other instances[[edit] | [edit source]]
Polyethersulfone was a plastic produced at least on the planet Lakertya. (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"])
