The power of cheese? Or Glass?
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The power of cheese? Or Glass?
since we've had the power of cheese we've also been lookin into new powers for that silicon based clear stuff we call glass. we've got the fastest sharpest most clear sond and picture with fiberoptics. glass that bends without breaking?
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if we can fortify glass with something very resiliant to pressure could it regain a space age material status?
properties of glass:
very high melting point
reacts with ALMOST nothing
hard
can be milled to anyshape
fairly light weight
can be milled to a smother surace then 15 microns
aluminum engines are on the uprise. cars are adapting the longerlasting and light weight of aluminum enignes. what about glass engines? crazy compression? tons of boost? WONT RUST?
maybe i'm talkin crazy and people already tried it. maybe just could i get a piston and a rod of glass. just to say i have it?
but if not it would look cool anyway...
thought:
if we can fortify glass with something very resiliant to pressure could it regain a space age material status?
properties of glass:
very high melting point
reacts with ALMOST nothing
hard
can be milled to anyshape
fairly light weight
can be milled to a smother surace then 15 microns
aluminum engines are on the uprise. cars are adapting the longerlasting and light weight of aluminum enignes. what about glass engines? crazy compression? tons of boost? WONT RUST?
maybe i'm talkin crazy and people already tried it. maybe just could i get a piston and a rod of glass. just to say i have it?
but if not it would look cool anyway...
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Rep Power: 0 The only problem is glass is actually a very very very viscous liquid, that's why you see that old windows are thicker in the bottom. Heat would accelerate that process, so engines would be melting left and right.
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The Mazda Warlock. a 3.8 million dollar concept car. Weight just under 1300lbs, had a 370 HP Turbocharged v-6. Cost 3.8 Million dollars to make 1.. they made 3 if I recall.
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The Mazda Warlock. a 3.8 million dollar concept car. Weight just under 1300lbs, had a 370 HP Turbocharged v-6. Cost 3.8 Million dollars to make 1.. they made 3 if I recall.
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Rep Power: 0 << The Mazda Warlock. a 3.8 million dollar concept car. Weight just under 1300lbs, had a 370 HP Turbocharged v-6. Cost 3.8 Million dollars to make 1.. they made 3 if I recall. >>
I'll take two
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Rep Power: 0 dude that would be totally cool if that would work but it doesn't so its a totally LAME idea and if mazda has money to throw around like that send some this way pleeeeease[IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG]
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