It's nice to see the good side of science,
the savior side to Man's imaginings,
and the upside to trying to win a bet.
Witness! Frozen Smoke
If you follow what NASA's recent probe, Stardust, was using to capture
tiny grains of material in space, you have already heard of 'Aerogel'.
But I had no idea of the further implications of this stuff.
Go read the article. This could be one of the more poignant signposts
on the road to the interior of the 21st century.
5 comments:
I like the comment left in that article by Keith in Fremont, CA:
"Hmmm. I guess it's just a matter of time before the oil companies buy out the technology and bury it in the basement so we never get to use it. I'm sure the Republicans will be happy to help kill it."
And now that I'm living in Denver with you and your love for cold temps, I recommend you insulate your house with this stuff. Or at least get me some pj's made of the material ;)
And I'm not so sure I would want to drink water that was filtered by the same stuff that can protect military vehicles from explosions, but to each their own. I'll stick with the Denver Ditch Water, thank you very much =)
I weep for the people who think there's still a difference between Republicans and Democrats.
*weeps
*passes tissue
thanks, baby
"why doesn't anyone ever think of the children!"
--the libertarians,
--some kind of third party.
"why do people not THINK anymore?"
damn it!
*blows nose loudly
I want to touch it!! That's the coolest looking stuff I've seen for a while...
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