| Water that isn't wet | 2004-04-15 11:51 3 comments |
 by Flemming FunchNews item about a substance, NOVEC 1230, that looks like water and acts somewhat like water, except for that it isn't wet, and anything you submerge into it doesn't get wet. This company uses it for firefighting purposes, and apparently it was developed by 3M. You can sprinkle it out over computers and papers and everything, and it puts out fire as well as water, but the items don't get damaged. As a matter of fact, you can apparently drop a book or a running computer into the stuff, and the book doesn't get wet, and the computer keeps running. Give us some cool pictures, dammit. Looking at those company websites makes it sound much more boring. |