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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:29 PM Original message |
Scientists Claim New State of Matter Created - Transparent aluminum |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Paging Scotty! |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I loved it when he spoke to the computer, but then somehow still knew how to type. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. he was probably a hobbyist w/ old tech when he was a kid |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. He probably has an old Mac in his quarters.... that still works. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Scotty used his great-grandfather's computer to access 21st century porn. n/t |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I like vintage porn. Can't stand all these shaved and waxed people. They look like aliens. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. I suppose that makes a little sense |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. It Suggested That Mechanical Keyboards Were Abandoned Sometime... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. "How quaint" |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. "How do we know HE isn't the one who invented it?" Now, off to save the whales... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. Somewhere in the great beyond |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. who is to say it wasn't him who invented it. |
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cayanne (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. cloaking device |
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. It gives "Clear Coat" all new meaning. |
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wileedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
12. Wonder Woman is pleased |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I had that exact picture in mind! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Let's sell Wonder Woman an invisible bra! n/t |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I never could figure that one out |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. It was an excuse to not cover up her half-nakedness. |
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Curtland1015 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. I dunno, I nominate the "Snuggie" |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
18. Coolness. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
19. the "transparent aluminum in star trek was transparent to visible light- |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
21. fascinating! n/t |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
22. Whoa. That's fascinating stuff. Thanks for the link. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
24. K&R, so very cool. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
25. I'm under the impression that pure transparent substances are not electrical conductors.. |
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KDFW (142 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Maybe it's a semiconductor. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
27. cool--my tinfoil hat is way too opaque. I could use a transparent one |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
28. I wouldn't get too excited. Pepsi did this in the late 80s/early 90s |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
30. "Short-lived" is right -- 40 femtoseconds. |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-29-09 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
31. Waaay coool! It's not just for STAR TREK anymore! |
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