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This article had me thinking about self-repairing clothing or ships with living hulls.
by joebubna 7y ago
This article had me thinking about self-repairing clothing or ships with living hulls.
- bitwize 7y agoI thought of synthetic fur that looks like real fur and is just as soft and warm, but doesn't involve killing animals. That and T800 skin.
- cr0sh 7y agoRather than just synthetic fur - imagine a coat (furry or not) that is "alive" and generates it's own heat to keep you warm. Maybe it "feeds" on your sweat and dead skin cells? Or you feed it at night in some manner? Every time I see one of these articles on "bio-robotics" or whatever you want to call them, I always think back to sci-fi like Dune (Axlotl "technology") and/or Blade Runner (replicants, artificial eyes, etc); a future where the line between the artificial and the natural is very, very blurry.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoSweat happens when your body needs to remove excess heat, so using it to heat your body back (even if thermodynamics allowed for it) would be... kind of counterproductive. But being able to feed it with something overnight and have it slowly radiate out the heat would be a nice thing for winter months. Beats electric heating.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoAs long as this new synthetic fur is cheaper than the real thing... If I'm to believe a random outrage post I've seen on Facebook, apparently real fur is cheaper at scale than synthetic, so some companies ended up selling clothes from real fur but advertised them as synthetic, to cash in on the extra money you can get from people caring about animal suffering.
- scottie_m 7y agoI would imagine it really depends on the fur. No doubt a squirrel fur product can be very cheap, while lion fire is going to be on the pricey side.
- ZeroFries 7y agoSelf-repairing roads would be amazing.
- swasheck 7y agoI wonder what the economic impact to local economies would be if we could be rid of the bribes, cronyism, and nepotism that goes into civil maintenance.
- jermaustin1 7y agoI know my local tire shop would be out of business. I go through an average of 1 tire each month from potholes, and a bent rim at least twice per year.
- mac01021 7y agoThat's insane. What state are you in?
- jermaustin1 7y agoI live in Rockland County, NY. Known for 2 things, potholes from the endless road work, and now measles!
- wavefunction 7y agoDepending on home the road is deriving the matter needed to repair itself.
- Romanulus 7y agoFleshlight comes to mind, too!