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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago

molecular chainmail

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Whether or not it’s plastic isn’t as big an issue as whether or not it’s biodegradable within a realistic timeframe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

everything is degradable with enough heat

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

I mean, we have tried to completely stop, or at least slow, the refinement of crude oil, because there's so much fucking byproduct that is made from it and is subsequently recycled and converted into plastic. What else can we do with all that fucked up petroleum byproduct besides make it all into some form of usable plastic?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Microplastic, even

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I'm sure it will mix well with the depleted uranium smoke the targeted crew will already be breathing.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Why don't they just use diamond, the hardest metal?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

hello I would like to order a thousand full plate mails

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Surely I can't be the only one who thought this were interleaved DNA chains

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Anecdotal evidence would seem to suggest that DNA is not a particularly effective armor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

At least it’s not 100 trillion James Bonds.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Not if Hank Scorpio has anything to say about it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

China, please respect this secret. Its made up with grapheme threads. Its impossible to understand exactly so we made a little picture with the molecules and such so you can't copy it.

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