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MIT scientists are using lobsters to develop a new form of flexible body armor
Washington Post ^
| February 19 at 12:37 PM
| Peter Holley
Posted on 02/20/2019 7:06:15 PM PST by BenLurkin
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:06:15 PM PST
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Lots of good engineering ideas from nature.
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:10:04 PM PST
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: BenLurkin
But you have to carry a large container of melted butter....
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:10:44 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:11:28 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Capitalism produces EVERYTHING Socialists/Communists/Democratic-Socialists wish to "redistribute.")
To: SaveFerris
“But you have to carry a large container of melted butter.”
hahahahaha
To: SaveFerris
lol...
Molotov butter could be the bane of such armored police
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:12:12 PM PST
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
To: BenLurkin
N-acetyl glucosamine, chitin, same thing found in fungi.
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:16:05 PM PST
by
Fungi
To: missthethunder; piasa
Beware the enemy coming at you with really, really tiny forks......
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:17:54 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: BenLurkin
I’m immediately applying for a grant to study fried clams.
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:18:30 PM PST
by
bramps
(It's the Islam, stupid!)
To: marktwain
[Lots of good engineering ideas from nature.]
Agreed. Almost like there is a God in Heaven Who knows what He is doing.....sorry, that’s just my wacky religious talk.
:)
(not saying you disagree - just an observation)
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:19:06 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: bramps
[fried clams]
Yes, I love ‘em at Long John Silvers. With tartar sauce.
Yeah I like cheap food, LOL.
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:20:38 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: BenLurkin
Something like the Trump Warhammer?
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:27:51 PM PST
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:29:06 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
To: SaveFerris
$24.95 for my favorite fried clams from Kelly’s on Revere beach just outside Boston.
I really do need a government grant for them.
fwiw, I got a good laugh out of the post about the tiny forks.
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:33:07 PM PST
by
bramps
(It's the Islam, stupid!)
To: bramps
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posted on
02/20/2019 7:41:35 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: BenLurkin
Lobster armor.
To: SaveFerris
They stole my recipe ha ha
To: SaveFerris
....Beware the enemy coming at you with really, really tiny forks......ROTFL!
Actually for lobster one uses a "lobster pick" instead of a "fork".
Just FYI
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posted on
02/20/2019 8:00:56 PM PST
by
Fiddlstix
(Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
To: Telepathic Intruder
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
02/20/2019 8:13:11 PM PST
by
DoodleBob
(Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2))
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