Anyone see on the science channel about Carbon
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Anyone see on the science channel about Carbon
recently discovered by scientists while trying to find a way to build the japan "pyramid" (51 pyramids stacked on top of another... each with 10 story buildings built inside and fully self sufficient... but steel would be WAY too heavy and actually cause the ground to give way 100trillion tons.
they discovered "Carbon microtubes" while trying to find a stronger lighter material..lighter than CF
Carbon Fibre is layers of strong Carbon interwoven but still is brittle,
CF=
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many layers of carbon... which are very strong but still not as strong as a complete circle would be
the Carbon Microtubes create a hallow "cylinder" of carbon... hallow=light, circle=strongest shape..
put together and it makes a material 1000x stronger than carbon fiber and 100x lighter.
this material... seemed very interesting to me.. and makes me think if this becomes mass produced(easy to make considering the poles on carbon align in this arrangement automatically in a certain environment thats easily created.
imagine the stiff/light car chassis's that could/will be produced using this..
i cant wait.
sorry to be random.. just saw this and sparked my mind
they discovered "Carbon microtubes" while trying to find a stronger lighter material..lighter than CF
Carbon Fibre is layers of strong Carbon interwoven but still is brittle,
CF=
-----------------------------------
------------------------------------
------------------------------------
many layers of carbon... which are very strong but still not as strong as a complete circle would be
the Carbon Microtubes create a hallow "cylinder" of carbon... hallow=light, circle=strongest shape..
put together and it makes a material 1000x stronger than carbon fiber and 100x lighter.
this material... seemed very interesting to me.. and makes me think if this becomes mass produced(easy to make considering the poles on carbon align in this arrangement automatically in a certain environment thats easily created.
imagine the stiff/light car chassis's that could/will be produced using this..
i cant wait.
sorry to be random.. just saw this and sparked my mind
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They're related to buckyballs, first discovered in 1985.
http://www.science.org.au/nova/024/024key.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminsterfullerene
http://www.science.org.au/nova/024/024key.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminsterfullerene
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Originally Posted by Slamnasty,Jul 4 2006, 01:28 PM
I believe it's carbon "nanotubes". They are being considered for any number of things. Nanotube products may well become the plastic of the future.
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Originally Posted by trivium,Jul 4 2006, 06:38 PM
its spelled Hollow, not hallow.
got a hair up ur a.ss..?
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Originally Posted by rijowysock,Jul 4 2006, 01:07 PM
this material... seemed very interesting to me.. and makes me think if this becomes mass produced(easy to make considering the poles on carbon align in this arrangement automatically in a certain environment thats easily created.
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Originally Posted by rijowysock,Jul 4 2006, 05:51 PM
thanx for going thru my entire post and correcting what i spelled wrong.
got a hair up ur a.ss..?
got a hair up ur a.ss..?
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only on s2ki
u post something, then they dont say anything about what u said but correct the spelling you did on a post that u typed in like 2 minutes thinking and typing at same time.. not looking over spelling..
then you post WTF and someone backs up the as.shole who didnt say anything about the OP but pointed out mistake
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u post something, then they dont say anything about what u said but correct the spelling you did on a post that u typed in like 2 minutes thinking and typing at same time.. not looking over spelling..
then you post WTF and someone backs up the as.shole who didnt say anything about the OP but pointed out mistake
wish i could get my 20$ back sometime and put it to better use... maybe like pelting quarters at hobo's or something.. anything would be better than the 95% population of as.sholes on here