Comments on: Spider-Man Suit Proposed by Scientist http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:53:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Andy Horning http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-209304 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:21:16 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-209304 The real problem would be that people who can invent such things look terrible in skin-tight body suits. Spindly legs, spare tires around the midriff, or the all-too-common jiggly adiposity would make such technology embarrassingly obscene. If there is any technology that should be banned, this is probably it. Just imagine the shock of seeing a middle-aged blubber belly smacking into your penthouse board room window. Eeeewww. The real problem would be that people who can invent such things look terrible in skin-tight body suits. Spindly legs, spare tires around the midriff, or the all-too-common jiggly adiposity would make such technology embarrassingly obscene.
If there is any technology that should be banned, this is probably it.
Just imagine the shock of seeing a middle-aged blubber belly smacking into your penthouse board room window.
Eeeewww.

]]> by: Gram http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-207465 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:16:53 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-207465 This all sounds great, but the person using it would have to be in incredible shape to even get to far up the wall. Like a gymnast or mountain climber! I know moving my 6 ft 230 lb frame up the wall would be a lot of work. This all sounds great, but the person using it would have to be in incredible shape to even get to far up the wall. Like a gymnast or mountain climber! I know moving my 6 ft 230 lb frame up the wall would be a lot of work.

]]> by: Dr Ryan http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-207443 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:09:20 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-207443 I also had a spidey-suit in the pipeline, but clumping was never an issue.. (in fact at our place, we term ours the nanoyes tubes) All hail the innanimate carbon tube! We had an issue with fluffing, not clumping.. We may have stumbled across the answer to this as well. It was a seperation issue. Basically, you can get away with a 1 in 3 ratio, but we found that if a ratio of 2 or more large white beach towels were mixed in with when washing our dark-grey-carbon coloured spidey suit, we would end up with fluffing. And the answer to this is simple - seperate the white fluffy towels from coloured items BEFORE washing. I also had a spidey-suit in the pipeline, but clumping was never an issue.. (in fact at our place, we term ours the nanoyes tubes)

All hail the innanimate carbon tube! We had an issue with fluffing, not clumping.. We may have stumbled across the answer to this as well.

It was a seperation issue.

Basically, you can get away with a 1 in 3 ratio, but we found that if a ratio of 2 or more large white beach towels were mixed in with when washing our dark-grey-carbon coloured spidey suit, we would end up with fluffing.

And the answer to this is simple - seperate the white fluffy towels from coloured items BEFORE washing.

]]> by: matt http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-171731 Sat, 05 May 2007 02:57:54 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-171731 but what would the suit be used for...i mean i know what i would use it for conyers GA needs some type of hero around here but what would the suit be used for…i mean i know what i would use it for conyers GA needs some type of hero around here

]]> by: TCON http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-170936 Thu, 03 May 2007 17:18:27 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-170936 that lecture was probably about sorting the nanotubes with from semi conductive or conductive properties, 1 in 3 ratio. anyway i havent bothered reading this dude's paper but im guessing its nothing new and nothing more then something similar to the space elevator idea. that lecture was probably about sorting the nanotubes with from semi conductive or conductive properties, 1 in 3 ratio. anyway i havent bothered reading this dude’s paper but im guessing its nothing new and nothing more then something similar to the space elevator idea.

]]> by: Hugh Pearse http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-170582 Wed, 02 May 2007 18:29:45 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-170582 I was at a lecture recently where they solved that problem with nanotubes where they were clumping together - sound waves or something to seperate them! horray!!!! :) I was at a lecture recently where they solved that problem with nanotubes where they were clumping together - sound waves or something to seperate them!

horray!!!! :)

]]> by: Matt http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-170529 Wed, 02 May 2007 16:05:10 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-170529 this is great i have been working on something like this for years and i had a breke throw this guys paper should be of some use. this is great i have been working on something like this for years and i had a breke throw this guys paper should be of some use.

]]> by: joe http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-170267 Tue, 01 May 2007 22:59:00 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4351#comment-170267 Only problem would be clean-up. Carbon nanotubes have been shown to kill biological cells. Other than that, who wouldn't want to fly around a city? Only problem would be clean-up. Carbon nanotubes have been shown to kill biological cells. Other than that, who wouldn’t want to fly around a city?

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