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BigPapaSmurf
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5083222.stm
Not quite stable at room temperature but very cool indeed. Perfect timing as well, as Im going to need to transport some humpbacks in my stolen Bird of Prey.
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HalfMooner
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Philippines
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Posted - 06/15/2006 : 13:50:20 [Permalink]
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I do like materials science and engineering articles. This stuff was fascinating. Thanks for the link!
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trogdor
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 06/16/2006 : 13:00:46 [Permalink]
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as Im going to need to transport some humpbacks in my stolen Bird of Prey.
What? |
all eyes were on Ford Prefect. some of them were on stalks.
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Paulos23
Skeptic Friend
USA
446 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2006 : 13:04:02 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by trogdor
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as Im going to need to transport some humpbacks in my stolen Bird of Prey.
What?
Star Trek IV |
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Dave W.
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 06/16/2006 : 14:30:54 [Permalink]
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Modelled on a Mac...
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Paulos23
Skeptic Friend
USA
446 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2006 : 15:22:23 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Actually, Star Trek IV had transparent aluminum.
Well I guess I lose my status as a trekie then. I use to know that. |
You can go wrong by being too skeptical as readily as by being too trusting. -- Robert A. Heinlein
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 06/16/2006 : 18:40:41 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave W.
Actually, Star Trek IV had transparent aluminum.
I knew that. I just didn't want to correct the posting and sound too geeky.
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Dave W.
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GeeMack
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USA
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Posted - 06/16/2006 : 20:39:35 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave W....
Actually, Star Trek IV had transparent aluminum.
I always wondered, other than for the benefit of the movie viewing audience, why they necessarily needed a transparent material for making that whale enclosure.
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Dave W.
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
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Posted - 06/16/2006 : 22:18:15 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by GeeMack
quote:
Originally posted by Dave W....
Actually, Star Trek IV had transparent aluminum.
I always wondered, other than for the benefit of the movie viewing audience, why they necessarily needed a transparent material for making that whale enclosure.
Maybe it was on sale, cheaper than regular aluminum?
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Dave W.
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26022 Posts |
Posted - 06/16/2006 : 22:22:22 [Permalink]
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| It also never made sense to me why, if Scotty was born into a world where computers understood his think accent, he would be able to type so quickly and accurately. |
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 06/17/2006 : 11:08:06 [Permalink]
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| I did know it was transparent aluminum, but thought that reference was too easy... |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 06/17/2006 : 13:03:08 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by GeeMack
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Originally posted by Dave W....
Actually, Star Trek IV had transparent aluminum.
I always wondered, other than for the benefit of the movie viewing audience, why they necessarily needed a transparent material for making that whale enclosure.
That's because otherwise you wouldn't see how much water was in there...
Shesh.  |
Dr. Mabuse - "When the going gets tough, the tough get Duct-tape..."
Dr. Mabuse whisper.mp3
"Equivocation is not just a job, for a creationist it's a way of life..." Dr. Mabuse
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