Re: Larry Niven strikes again
- From: Arthur T. <arthur@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:01:08 -0500
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Message-ID:<Pine.SOL.4.63L.0602161412130.19813@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Bill Higgins <higgins@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
<snip><http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/new-flexible-ski-armor-hardens-on-impact-155142.php>
Was there a real-world antecedent in Sixties R&D that
triggered both writers to slip it into SF stories?
Silly Putty? Normally, it's a soft and gooey fluid. When
it's struck quickly, though, it acts like a solid and can bounce
or shatter.
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Arthur T. - ar23hur "at" speakeasy "dot" net
Looking for a good MVS systems programmer position
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