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Scientist Mix Spiders with Goat
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Posted on 06/22/2002 3:08:11 PM PDT by dogbyte12
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To: ColdSteelTalon
We are playing God.We started doing that when we invented agriculture. Now we're just getting better at it.
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posted on
06/22/2002 4:18:29 PM PDT
by
Maceman
To: dogbyte12
"I find it kind of cool. Soldiers will appreciate the lightweight armor." Yea, But who wants to wear Armor that smells Like a goat?
To: mdittmar
The only way they could look worse is to see them in person. That is something I would not wish on you my friend.....except, if you have a car load of rotten vegetables. ;-)
To: Mad Dawgg
Yea, But who wants to wear Armor that smells Like a goat?That reminds me; I wonder if that is what Old Crusty is made of.
To: dogbyte12
It would be interesting to see this used in buildings as well.
To: dogbyte12
This is really cool. Very creepy, but really cool.
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posted on
06/22/2002 4:23:46 PM PDT
by
Drew68
To: dogbyte12
The silk is okay and all, but anyone got a good idea how to keep the goats from climbing on the ceiling?
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posted on
06/22/2002 4:26:24 PM PDT
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abishai
To: Paul Atreides
I wonder if it could be used for ships. It does break down over time with exposure to moisture, but embedded, sheathed in plastic it should be just fine.
I am just thinking of just little ways it can be used to cheat on weight. Tent making, rope making, so many possible usages. Police usage as well. They already have a "gun" that fires a web to subdue subjects. You could cast a wider net(bad pun)by packing something this light. How much would police officers enjoy being able to fire a net gun, and cast a net 100 feet wide that envelops everything in it's path?
To: dogbyte12
Imagine using it in stronger suits for the astronauts and the uses on the space shuttle.
To: Bandolier
I have a better idea, splice in some genes from pigs into the common food animals for Iraq. Then make sure the modified animals are disseminated into Iraq. Hopefully, when the strain is fully integrated into the herds of food animals in Iraq, Sodamned Insane will have to worry about eating pork, with every bite he takes.
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posted on
06/22/2002 4:58:08 PM PDT
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punster
To: Paul Atreides
Materials engeneers have been salivating over uses for spider silk IF IT COULD BE MANUFACTURED IN QUANTITY for decades. This could revolutionize all kinds of industry, imagine a substance 5 times stronder then steel at a fraction of the weight that can be cheaply produced. This patent could be huge for the company.
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posted on
06/22/2002 5:07:56 PM PDT
by
Kozak
To: dogbyte12
This is too freaking weird.
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posted on
06/22/2002 5:08:24 PM PDT
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Skooz
To: Kozak
You wanna buy some stock?![](http://www.finepaints.com/images/martha/martha_photo.jpg)
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posted on
06/22/2002 5:11:19 PM PDT
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Skooz
To: dogbyte12
"Scientists have combined the DNA from a goat and spider to create an animal which produces silk that is five times stronger than steel"
If this is true, forget kevlar, I want some of that.
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posted on
06/22/2002 5:13:17 PM PDT
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Ragin1
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To: punster
Agreed, but my method insures that women and children won't be harmed, only the adult males. A black widow kills the male who mates with her.
To: Mad Dawgg
who wants to wear Armor that smells Like a goat? I've heard that in the days of saturday morning serial westerns they made cowboy chaps for kids out of goatskin. They were fine until they got wet. When that happened the neighborhood dogs would start barking and following the kids wearing them.
To: Kozak
I wonder if you can invest in this company. Also, what isn't addressed is the cost of the process. What kind of yield do they have? I bet the yield is very low. You might need a ton of milk to produce 1 pound of the spider thread.
They do need to ramp up their herd really quickly. If goats, why not cows who produce more milk? I keep thinking of military usage though. Replacing body armor, kevlar helmets, replacing rope. This will make soldiers so grateful. Again, if it can be imbedded in plastic... alot of military equipment can be seriously shrunk in weight making us that more mobile. How about a tank that weighs 1/4 as much as it does now at three times the speed with the same amount of armor protection? Aircraft made with this stuff.
Or we could have goats catching flies in trees. One or the other ;)
To: ColdSteelTalon
We are playing God. We're playing God when we do organ transplants or blood transfusions. You're just afraid of something new because you don't understand it.
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posted on
06/22/2002 5:27:18 PM PDT
by
Godel
To: dogbyte12
I'm just waiting for the first man-made freak to produce an anti-body which is completely leathal to humans. One good sneeze and they'll wipe out Seattle (now that's progress!)
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