Proteus Technology: New Material Is Strong, Light and Non-Cuttable

Post by maxerickson » Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 11:36 AM UTC

julianz wrote: post #109

Jedd wrote: post #44

> The freefall of grapefruit from 10 m does not damage the pulp[1] because pomelo peel consists of vascular bundles and an open-pored cellular structure with the struts made of parenchymatic cells. I have a Marsh grapefruit tree, fruiting now (southern hemisphere) as it happens, and I note that it produces particularly pithy progeny. (Ignoring for the moment that Pomelo is one of the parents of the modern grapefruit.…

I have a 5-6m high grapefruit tree, and they... do not survive the fall. This material sounds cool but I hope it's better than my grapefruit.

Post by omgtehlion » Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 11:40 AM UTC

steffan wrote: post #11

My first thought was "New bike lock material" My second was: "New non-cuttable bike lock defeated by ______" {freezing, shock, heat, _ }

Post by danielmg » Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 11:44 AM UTC

frequentnapper wrote: post #160

mosselman wrote: post #153

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What does literary ability have to do with anything else a person has done? Would Macbeth or Pride and Prejudice have been worse books if they were written by Hitler for example?

Hitler is not praised the way Churchill is in mainstream.

Post by Funes- » Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 12:20 PM UTC

rav wrote: post #168

mosselman wrote: post #153

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What does literary ability have to do with anything else a person has done? Would Macbeth or Pride and Prejudice have been worse books if they were written by Hitler for example?

Even though you yourself can judge a book only by its contents, when discussing it you will inevitably run into people who will bring the merits of the author into the discussion. It's called "The death of the author", and I invite you to look up the excellent videos covering the topic on YouTube.

Post by hackerindie » Tue, Jul 21, 2020, 12:21 PM UTC

ryan_j_naughton wrote: post #99

Jedd wrote: post #44

> The freefall of grapefruit from 10 m does not damage the pulp[1] because pomelo peel consists of vascular bundles and an open-pored cellular structure with the struts made of parenchymatic cells. I have a Marsh grapefruit tree, fruiting now (southern hemisphere) as it happens, and I note that it produces particularly pithy progeny. (Ignoring for the moment that Pomelo is one of the parents of the modern grapefruit.…

> produces particularly pithy progeny > fantastically fastidious on fruit quality Great alliterations. Great writing all around. This just made my night.