The Orange Goo That Could Save Your Laptop 285
Barence writes "A British company has patented what can only be described as an orange goo that could save your laptop or iPod after a nasty fall. The amazing material is soft and malleable like putty, but the substance becomes solid instantly after impact. You can punch your fist into a ball of the material sitting on a desk and not feel a thing, according to the staff at PC Pro who have been testing the material, called 3do. It's being used by the military, the US downhill ski team, and motorcycle clothing manufacturers to provide impact protection in the event of a crash. However, it's also appearing in protective cases for laptops and MP3 players."
Re:I've got your goo! (Score:4, Funny)
But is it orange?
Re:typo, as seen on tv (Score:5, Funny)
Looks like the dyslexia is contagious today.
Goes hard on impact? (Score:5, Funny)
Though I'd worry orange penis would turn off sex desire.
Re:I'm a little bit skeptical. (Score:5, Funny)
There is just no way to improve this until you fit your shock absorber with little rockets and sensors to determine when it's about to impact the ground.
A bit like this, perhaps?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgXXCSlt7uI [youtube.com]
Re:I don't get it.. (Score:5, Funny)
"SUVs are designed to kill people."
SUVs arent designed, that would imply some kind of thinking behind them.
Re:Goes hard on impact? (Score:5, Funny)
I'd worry orange penis would turn off sex desire.
You gotta lay off the Cheetos when you're surfing pr0n....
Re:typo, as seen on tv (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I don't get it.. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Silly Putty? (Score:5, Funny)
It is very similar to silly putty except that it does not "run" when left sitting on a table. The last thing you want your armor to do is pool around your waste.
I don't think you'd want your waste to pool around your armour, either...
Box (Score:2, Funny)
Great! Good thing my boxing gloves are orange, no one is going to notice it. Hehehehe...
Can only be described as... (Score:5, Funny)
what can only be described as an orange goo
Around here, we're a technically savvy group with relatively high IQs. You can describe it as a highly viscous non-newtonian fluid containing enough long-chain polymers or waxes to prevent it from flowing freely when at rest, and most of us will get it, and the rest will be able to look it up.
Assuming you're trying to describe it to a bunch of first graders, you can also describe it as "orange silly putty", and it'll be a hell of a lot more accurate than "orange goo".
Raise the bar, people.
Re:cool stuff, but not for this purpose (Score:5, Funny)
Re:typo, as seen on tv (Score:4, Funny)
Misinformation is still information, after all.
Re:I've got your goo! (Score:1, Funny)
But is it orange?
Who cares what color it is? The real question on my mind is: Does it run Linux?
Re:I don't get it.. (Score:5, Funny)
Similar in principle (in vague terms) to how the bonnet of a car (hood to USA people) is designed to crumple so that it absorbs the energy of a crash.
I always assumed that the reason for the crumple was to maximize the cost of repair ultimately necessitating the purchase of a new vehicle.
In other news... (Score:5, Funny)
Yay! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Can only be described as... (Score:1, Funny)
You are assuming (falsely) that the people who discovered this know what it is that they found.
"Hey Fred, check out this organge goo I made yesterday!"
Re:typo, as seen on tv (Score:2, Funny)
I put the sex in dyslexia!
Re:I don't get it.. (Score:5, Funny)
Plus, most Slashdot users' laptops already have enough goo on them.
Re:Can only be described as... (Score:3, Funny)
You people modded me funny? It's intended to be serious.
Re:I don't get it.. (Score:1, Funny)
Gallagher's gonna be pissed.
Re:I don't get it.. (Score:5, Funny)
Speak for yourself!
Re:Size queens... (Score:3, Funny)
It won't fit, but this is getting close:
http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/worlds-largest-ice-cream-sundae [nowpublic.com]