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Ah, Fluorinert. I remember first seeing that on Beyond 2000, where they demonstrated its properties by immersing a running Macintosh into an aquarium tank full
by bitwize 2y ago
Ah, Fluorinert. I remember first seeing that on Beyond 2000, where they demonstrated its properties by immersing a running Macintosh into an aquarium tank full of the stuff.
The predecessor to today's NUCs and small-form-factor PCs was the Ergo Brick, which was available in 386 and 486 models in the early 90s. Inside the Brick was a bag of Fluorinert, pressed to the mainboard, to facilitate cooling of the components within its constrained space.
- mensetmanusman 2y agoAlso a cool demo of oxygenated fluorinert allowing mice to live in liquid. It may be a tech required for stasis during space travel.
- bitwize 2y agoThis was used as a plot point in The Abyss (1989). The rats in that movie were actually breathing Fluorinert, but they used special effects for the human actors. The Abyss also may have inspired the use of LCL as a breathing fluid in Evangelion.