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Check this out!

http://www.neverwet.com/applications.php

Pretty awesome anti-wetting nano-technology ... and they think they will have consumer applications available soon.

Z


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Hydrphobic compounds always look cool!

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alms24sebring wrote:Here it is!

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82008284/
Strange. I hunger for sundaes now.

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alms24sebring wrote:Here it is!

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/82008284/
Very cool! Thanks!

I found another video demonstrating the plunger cleanliness shown in your link: http://www.wimp.com/cleanestplunger/

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Funny you mention sundaes, I've often noticed hot fudge acts similarly to the icecream. Im sure its a bit different effect, probably the thin layer of melting icecream betwen the fudge and the solid icecream acts as a lubricant, but still, seems sorta the same.

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I wonder if a thin coating like this inside a thermoplastic hose could increase hydrostatic pressure while using small HP pumps.


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