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| Comments: 28 (Read/Post) Favorites: 0 (View) |
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on: 11-25-2002
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The material aerogel held above a flame, supporting crayons. It's 99.8% air. Used to capture comet dust and on the Mars Pathfinder rover.
See this page for more info: (and pics)
http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/tech/aerogel.html |
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| #7 |
11-25-2002 @ 09:33:49 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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Aerogel is interesting. There are talks about using it as insulation. In darkness it glows blue, in direct light it glows yellow.
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| #8 |
11-25-2002 @ 09:35:46 PM |
| Posted By : Obsidian |
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#7, wow! its worthless!
c'mon. is there anything pratical that this thing could be used for?
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| #10 |
11-25-2002 @ 09:36:12 PM |
| Posted By : Low-Tech Redneck |
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#6, And if that doesn't work, they'll start in on the "Get off the fuckin' couch!" line of meals
[Edited by Low-Tech Redneck on 11-25-2002 @ 09:36:29 PM]
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11-25-2002 @ 09:37:40 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#13, And to capture dust on the space missions? Yes. That's why you don't see more of the stuff.
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| #16 |
11-25-2002 @ 09:39:15 PM |
| Posted By : Skid |
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#15, Yeah, it does look tasty. Too bad air isn't very filling.
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| #18 |
11-25-2002 @ 09:40:36 PM |
| Posted By : Obsidian |
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#16, you could always sprinkle some methne or amoina into it.
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