Question for the Day
How thick would a sheet of this stuff have to be in order to close off a cargo bay -- so that you could then flood it and turn it into a temporary home for a couple of humpback whales?
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If my calculations are correct, (I'll spare everybody the details...) it should be on the order of 1 millimeter.
Posted by: Michael S. Sargent![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.blog.speculist.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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October 5, 2007 10:56 PM
Well, then transparent steel is clearly a lot stronger than transparent aluminum -- they needed an inch of transparent aluminum!
Posted by: Phil Bowermaster![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.blog.speculist.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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October 6, 2007 07:19 AM
They didn't use transparent aluminum to make the tanks for the whales. Scotty traded the transparent aluminum formula for sufficient 80's vintage materials to do the job.
...its a wonder I ever got a date, isn't it?
:-)
Posted by: Stephen Gordon![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.blog.speculist.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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October 6, 2007 06:19 PM
Hmmm...Wikipedia is backing you up on this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_aluminum
Now there's some authority!
Posted by: Phil Bowermaster![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.blog.speculist.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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October 8, 2007 06:36 AM
Imdb too
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092007/synopsis
Posted by: MDarling![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.blog.speculist.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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October 13, 2007 08:04 AM