Star Trek's Transparent Aluminum
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Star Trek's Transparent Aluminum
Yes, TRANSPARENT ALUMINUM!!!
I didn't want to clutter the other fantasy-metal thread going on at the same time, but if you're a Trekky (or even if you're not), you may get rather excited to know that this material is now a reality:
https://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123012131
Hmm, a transparent 'metal' bike frame... I think it'd be cool!
I didn't want to clutter the other fantasy-metal thread going on at the same time, but if you're a Trekky (or even if you're not), you may get rather excited to know that this material is now a reality:
https://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123012131
Hmm, a transparent 'metal' bike frame... I think it'd be cool!
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give me a break! I told myself no more bikes after the Ti was finished and now they bring out something new? It's never going to end.
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Lieutenant La Monica said experimenting with the polishing process has proven beneficial.
"We found that by polishing it a certain way, we increased the strength of the material by two-fold," he said.
"We found that by polishing it a certain way, we increased the strength of the material by two-fold," he said.
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Vertically stiff and horizontally compliant?
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This is the best idea I've heard since my invention of transparent bike clothing (for the ladies).
If companies can only invent transparent rubber for tires, transparent groupset, etc., we could have the first transparent bike! I could see it now, "hey, has anyone seen my bike?"
If companies can only invent transparent rubber for tires, transparent groupset, etc., we could have the first transparent bike! I could see it now, "hey, has anyone seen my bike?"
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When the fed gov wants to buy with years of development delay, 1000% cost overruns, a design that fails to meet specificatiosn and a final unit price at least 20x higher than projected.
Then after a year or two someone will notice the Lockheed Martin bikes can't be ridden in the rain (else the powder coating will fall off) and require approximately 30 hours of maintenance for every hour of riding time.
America, **** yeah!
Then after a year or two someone will notice the Lockheed Martin bikes can't be ridden in the rain (else the powder coating will fall off) and require approximately 30 hours of maintenance for every hour of riding time.
America, **** yeah!
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Posted 10/17/2005 Updated 10/17/2005
Cutting edge.
Cutting edge.
