Plastics are poor conductors of heat so why do they melt when they are heat

Subject: Plastics are poor conductors of heat so why do they melt when they are heat

Date: Sat May 24 12:54:33 2003
Posted by Qureshi
Grade level: grad (science) School: N/A
City: London State/Province: No state entered. Country: U.K
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1053798873.Ph

Message:


If something does not allow heat to pass through it then why does it melt 
easily?

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