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The best part about PLEX: They aren't immune to the standard destruction mechanisms when a ship blows up. So if you're carrying 1, or more, around in a ship, and it gets blown up, it's very possible the PLEX will be lost forever as well without being consumed to give in-game time.

People in EVE like to jokingly refer to having PLEX in your ship's cargohold while flying around as "PLEX armor". Never, ever carry it with you. Always leave it in a station, because you will get blown up. Especially if you're near the market hubs, as people are constantly scanning ships to see if there's a juicy-enough target to blow up.(even though they'll lose their own ship doing it)