Originally Posted by
R3VoLuTiOn
IThe softening of rubber tire is a chemical reaction to the compound, but flex is a physical change.
Even that is a physical change, think of it this way, water changing from ice to steam to liquid water again is still water, its chemical structure has not been altered, its still H2O, the same is of rubber, friction causes heat which changes the physical properties of the rubber, making it more elastic, but there is no chemical change in its chemical formula, it sill remains CH2=C(CH3)CH=CH2 polymerized.