Starlite

[YtseBitsySpider]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/5158972/Starlite-the-nuclear-blast-defying-plastic-that-could-change-the-world.html


Wow.
Very cool stuff.
The "Q factors" article in the story is remarkable.

[mizzl]

Wow.

[MetalJunkie]

Holy crap. I want a house made out of that stuff.

[YtseBitsySpider]

he's very howard hughs...or something....I have no doubt people have tried to steal it.

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In the words of Keanu Reeves: whoa.

[alirocker08]

I want clothes made out of this stuff.

[YtseBitsySpider]

Nice sig.
If the top of your head is flat enough, you could be very popular here...there are some tall boys.



Im the resident old pervy spider.
Nice to meet you.

The implications of what could be made from this stuff....think about going to mars...and temps there. How hot is lava? Think about a research vesel or suit that could go down into the center of the earth.

[alirocker08]

If the top of your head is flat enough, you could be very popular here...there are some tall boys.

That made my day :') You've just had me patting my head for five minutes trying to figure out what's classed as 'flat'. Just asked my boyfriend (5'11") and his response was:

Flat head?  :S
The hell? :')
I don't know how to define flat head XD 

I think I do have quite a flat head though...

Nice to meet you too resident pervy spider :')

On Topic: It may be heat resistant, but will it protect against radiation? If not, then it's just going to give people more drawn out deaths in a nuclear blast :/

[YtseBitsySpider]

An interesting point.
I kept thinking about mixing it with stuff....paint...nothing would fade in the heat of the sun.
Buildings would be cooler.
Heat resistant glass.



Yes..is your head flat enough that a beer could rest on it?
Has this been tried?
Consult this boyfriend person and see get back to me.

[alirocker08]

I've tried it with an empty beer can. It wobbled a bit, but it stayed. Then moved on to a half pint glass, wobbled a lot, but it stayed.

Boyfriend has stated that he wouldn't trust me with his beer on my head, as I'm incredibly clumsy and would probably drink it myself. He does however say that I'm a good chin rest when tired or drunk.


How about computer components? Less chance of them over heating!