This is so freaking cool. For geeks.

[rapieper at yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

If I'm not mistaken, that system is already on Corvettes and Cadillacs...neat stuff.

Ron

--- Dan Smith <sad_rocc@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I saw that! Crazy stuff! Only costs a few thousand per liter or something ridiculous like that.
> I agree it's definitely worth watching, it's really neat. It reminds me of that stuff made with
> flour that is hard when sitting, but melts in your hands into goo.
>  
> Dan
> 
> Ben Carter <knotheads@mailblocks.com> wrote:
> Check this out. I saw it on "Rides" on TLC. Racing great, Don Millen, 
> is developing it for the military. It's got an oil based fluid for 
> damping that is filled with tiny metallic particles that harden 
> instantly when electromagnetic force is applied. You would have to see 
> the show to really get how it works. I think it is like the 7th or 8th 
> episode of season one. It's on DVD now. Definitly a DVD worth 
> renting!
> 
> http://www.rodmillen.com/Mroads.htm
> 
>

=====
Cheapass Ron
"Victor Jr." - '81 Scirocco S 7SM
2.0L 16V w/ Megasquirt, Quaifed GL 4-speed
It's Alive!!!

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