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Observation of Shape Memory and Recovery

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What happens here

After releasing the pressure, the elastic wax ring is shown to immediately and completely return to its original, uncompressed circular shape. This remarkable shape memory is a key feature, indicating that the ring can be repositioned or reused if the toilet needs to be adjusted or temporarily removed during installation or maintenance, unlike traditional wax rings that are usually a one-time-use product.

Goal: Observe the wax ring's ability to fully recover its original form.

Tools and materials

  • Elastic Wax Ring — Demonstrating shape recovery

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And you can see he's got it set up here with a piece of plexiglass and a flange and the movement is awesome. It's just going right back to its original shape. What do you guys think about this? How cool is it? They gave me one to test out and I'm actually excited to try it. So let me know what you think in the comments.

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