Silk, the ancient material of the future

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DaveB replied

23 August 2011, 11:30
Originally posted by doodab View Post

It's a video. A ted talk. They are quite famous, you would like them. They are on youtube as well I think.

Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

Only amongst a limited number of the cUK fraternity I fear.

They made one especially for AtW though.

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TimberWolf replied

23 August 2011, 11:18
Originally posted by doodab View Post

It's a video. A ted talk. They are quite famous, you would like them. They are on youtube as well I think.

Yeah pretty good! Bookmarked.

An interesting robotic flying Herring Gull here: A robot that flies like a bird | Video on TED.com
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scooterscot replied

23 August 2011, 08:04
Originally posted by doodab View Post

It's a video. A ted talk. They are quite famous, you would like them.

Only amongst a limited number of the cUK fraternity I fear.
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doodab replied

23 August 2011, 07:44
Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post

I never got to learn about silk, because the page needs JavaScript turned on and apparently Flash too

It's a video. A ted talk. They are quite famous, you would like them. They are on youtube as well I think.
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TimberWolf replied

22 August 2011, 20:53
I never got to learn about silk, because the page needs JavaScript turned on and apparently Flash too
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Cliphead replied

22 August 2011, 20:30
Originally posted by AtW View Post

You probably meant credibility, was spelling optional in your school?

There's an app for that.
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AtW replied

22 August 2011, 20:21
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

Creditability is not earned be he who shouts the loudest, although he who thinks the smallest may disagree.

You probably meant credibility, was spelling optional in your school?
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scooterscot replied

22 August 2011, 20:11
Originally posted by AtW View Post

scooter, for a supposedly very highly paid engineer you display a worrying lack of knowledge.

Apparently no more worrying than the limited knowledge required to support the foundations of such statements.

Creditability is not earned be he who shouts the loudest, although he who thinks the smallest may disagree.
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AtW replied

22 August 2011, 19:38
scooter, for a supposedly very highly paid engineer you display a worrying lack of knowledge.
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scooterscot replied

22 August 2011, 19:29
As bad as the other one.
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AtW replied

22 August 2011, 19:20
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

I had no idea silk was so versatile.

It's not the only thing you have no idea about.

How is your big euros going? Have not seen you boasting about your big style continental earnings and how low sterling is, soon you might be able to buy whole of Scotland on your single day of earnings!!!

HTH
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scooterscot started a topic Silk, the ancient material of the future

22 August 2011, 19:18
Silk, the ancient material of the future

I had no idea silk was so versatile.

http://www.ted.com/talks/fiorenzo_om...re.html?ref=nf
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