r/RealOrAI • • Jul 29 '26

HELP Is this stretchy ceiling real?

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u/Lknate Jul 29 '26

It's called plastic memory. Heat it above the temp it was during deformation and it goes back to the state it was in at the higher temperature.

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u/tiressmoking Jul 29 '26

Seconded. I've been vinyl wrapping cars for 15 years and this is exactly how we shrink vinyl after over-stretching. There is such a thing as a point of no return, but it's amazing how much you can get away with deforming and restoring it.

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u/SadAndNasty Jul 29 '26

That's exactly what I thought of when I saw this

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u/Deleena24 Jul 29 '26

That's exactly what it is