[aranchelk]

Nitpick time:

> Modern composites, starting with Bakelite

AFAIK Bakelite is a resin, not a composite.

No mention of fiberglass, which had been used for many decades before carbon fiber went into widespread use.

> composites—which are amalgamations of a variety of fibers, embedded in a variety of plastics

Steel reinforced concrete is a composite and doesn’t fit this definition.

[nyanpasu64]

I looked it up on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite) which said:

> Because molded Bakelite incorporated fillers to give it strength, it tended to be made in concealing dark colors.[9]

[fuzztester]

In older style corded land line phones, the body was made of black bakelite, in India.

[bboygravity]

Same in Europe. In Cuba they where solid gold (joke reference to Scarface movie).

[bboygravity]

Straw, sticks and mud composite walls. From before Mr. Christ was born.

[tlb]

Most Bakelite products were a molded combination of resin and sawdust. Though there were also pure resin products.

[hyperbolablabla]

Also swear Bakelite is older than my grandpa, not sure it's exactly "modern"

[kazinator]

Right? "Bakelite" is practically synonymous with "old, pre-WWII plastic material".