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soothsayer

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9. You can, but you won't be able to see the forest... or the trees

Reply to Goodheart (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 11:56 PM

Feb 2021

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Scientists develop transparent wood that is stronger and lighter than glass [View all] dogknob Feb 2021 OP

Dang! That would be fun to build with. Phoenix61 Feb 2021 #1

At first, I thought--why would you want transparent wood? Bayard Feb 2021 #2

Oooo, fascinating! electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #7

First thing I thought of! 3catwoman3 Feb 2021 #13

👍 great movie one of my favs electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #22

Transparent AL was first! Gore1FL Feb 2021 #23

Holy Crackers! I did not know this. Thanks! electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #28

NOT NOW MADELINE! bedazzled Feb 2021 #36

See through walls dweller Feb 2021 #3

That would sort of end the cliche... Xolodno Feb 2021 #4

WTF! Goodheart Feb 2021 #5

You can, but you won't be able to see the forest... or the trees soothsayer Feb 2021 #9

WOW. That will revolutionize buildings and homes as far as insulation goes. Vivienne235729 Feb 2021 #6

Wow! That's really exciting! lunatica Feb 2021 #8

Are we going to kill more trees now? Or learn to be responsible somehow soothsayer Feb 2021 #10

Well there's always the possibility that we might lunatica Feb 2021 #11

Yes! Maybe we'll understand their value more better soothsayer Feb 2021 #12

I was taken by the science. But this is true. electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #30

No transparent aluminum? yuiyoshida Feb 2021 #14

There it is. Hong Kong Cavalier Feb 2021 #17

Now you made me want to go watch that whole movie! I'm trying to clean my apartment! NBachers Feb 2021 #18

Rent it!! yuiyoshida Feb 2021 #20

Et voila! Happy Hoosier Feb 2021 #32

Sou KA!!! Arigatou gozaimashita! yuiyoshida Feb 2021 #34

Awesome NT Happy Hoosier Feb 2021 #35

make that transparent aluminum lapfog_1 Feb 2021 #15

hmmm Kali Feb 2021 #16

what??? peroxide + sunlight + epoxy - so easy. Why hasnt this been thought of before???? Theres an Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2021 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author C Moon Feb 2021 #21

See through wood... BComplex Feb 2021 #24

That is just SO amazing. PatrickforO Feb 2021 #25

That's Faux pas Feb 2021 #26

Can they try this with bamboo? Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #27

Oooo, interesting! electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #29

Cool! But, A Nit To Pick ProfessorGAC Feb 2021 #31

The samples shown were 1mm thick. MineralMan Feb 2021 #33

Gonna make shower time the new neighborhood watch. Solly Mack Feb 2021 #37