Comments on: Hydrophobic, dirt-shedding spray is indistinguishable from magic http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 06:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: jrishel http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1654371 jrishel Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1654371 apply to inside of toilet. Never need to scrub the bowl again, or even fill the bowl with water. apply to inside of toilet. Never need to scrub the bowl again, or even fill the bowl with water.

]]> By: rationalthought http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1652803 rationalthought Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1652803 Tent. I can't believe no one has said that yet. Tent.
I can’t believe no one has said that yet.

]]> By: First Last http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1652519 First Last Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1652519 The first response of taggers to "oh, I can't write on this..." is always "oh, I can scratch this!" The first response of taggers to “oh, I can’t write on this…” is always “oh, I can scratch this!”

]]> By: S van Breda http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1652150 S van Breda Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1652150 "I understood that reference...!" “I understood that reference…!”

]]> By: Marjo Aho http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1651716 Marjo Aho Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1651716 Just don't accidentally inhale or ingest or get it on your skin... imagine waterproofing your stomach. Probably not so good. Just don’t accidentally inhale or ingest or get it on your skin… imagine waterproofing your stomach. Probably not so good.

]]> By: austinhamman http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1651599 austinhamman Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1651599 yeah or pour from within the glass (remember the water can only come back up as far as it went down) one shaped in such a way that the water went back into the bowl would look awesome, because the only thing that would slow it down would be air resistance so it would be spinning around in circles for a while. put it in a vacuum and it may never stop (before you think "perpetual motion machine" something can move forever but if you try to extract work from it you remove energy from the system and slow it down. if it is just moving forever there is no real problem) oops forgot that there is still friction with this material it's just greatly reduced. but were you pouring a superfluid it would be a whole other story yeah or pour from within the glass (remember the water can only come back up as far as it went down)
one shaped in such a way that the water went back into the bowl would look awesome, because the only thing that would slow it down would be air resistance so it would be spinning around in circles for a while. put it in a vacuum and it may never stop (before you think “perpetual motion machine” something can move forever but if you try to extract work from it you remove energy from the system and slow it down. if it is just moving forever there is no real problem)

oops forgot that there is still friction with this material it’s just greatly reduced. but were you pouring a superfluid it would be a whole other story

]]> By: austinhamman http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1651591 austinhamman Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1651591  depends on where it's going...  depends on where it’s going…

]]> By: karl_jones http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1651556 karl_jones Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1651556 It will be weaponized -- "non-lethal weapon" weaponized. It will be weaponized — “non-lethal weapon” weaponized.

]]> By: TheOven http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1651438 TheOven Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1651438 OMG, that keeps me up at nights too! OMG, that keeps me up at nights too!

]]> By: TheOven http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1651436 TheOven Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1651436 Why would you need lube? Why would you need lube?

]]> By: TheOven http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1651434 TheOven Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1651434 So in this case I guess it would depend on the shape of the glass. It would have to be designed like a dog's bowl and direct the splashes back in to the glass. So in this case I guess it would depend on the shape of the glass. It would have to be designed like a dog’s bowl and direct the splashes back in to the glass.

]]> By: heng http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1651427 heng Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1651427 Actually, superfluidic liquid helium (that is, with zero friction), will run over the side of the beaker, apparently defying gravity: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfluidity Actually, superfluidic liquid helium (that is, with zero friction), will run over the side of the beaker, apparently defying gravity: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfluidity

]]> By: cavalrysword http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650959 cavalrysword Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650959 Ach du lieber!  Vas ist loss? Ach du lieber!  Vas ist loss?

]]> By: cavalrysword http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650952 cavalrysword Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650952 You are only coating one side.... You are only coating one side….

]]> By: Robert http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650938 Robert Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650938 Replace it with coal tar, see what happens. Replace it with coal tar, see what happens.

]]> By: Crashproof http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650806 Crashproof Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650806 I just ordered some glasses from Zenni with hydrophobic, oleophobic, anti-reflective coating.  I'll see how good that turns out to be. I just ordered some glasses from Zenni with hydrophobic, oleophobic, anti-reflective coating.  I’ll see how good that turns out to be.

]]> By: Ray Perkins http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650763 Ray Perkins Sat, 09 Feb 2013 11:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650763  Nah, just spray your butt with it; you won't need paper.  Nah, just spray your butt with it; you won’t need paper.

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650737 Mister44 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 09:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650737 Aw man - who is Fipi Lele? I was all excited that a submission I sent in was greenlit.I guess I wasn't the first to see this that day. Aw man – who is Fipi Lele? I was all excited that a submission I sent in was greenlit.I guess I wasn’t the first to see this that day.

]]> By: Tim Thomas http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650717 Tim Thomas Sat, 09 Feb 2013 07:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650717 Actually, there was a fungus discovered in South America that feeds on plastic. http://www.psfk.com/2012/03/plastic-eating-fungi.html Actually, there was a fungus discovered in South America that feeds on plastic. http://www.psfk.com/2012/03/plastic-eating-fungi.html

]]> By: pjcamp http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650674 pjcamp Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650674 Does it work on children? Specially babies. Does it work on children? Specially babies.

]]> By: Jason Taylor http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650673 Jason Taylor Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650673 The latter. The latter.

]]> By: austinhamman http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650659 austinhamman Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650659  a propeller moves water from in front of it to behind it, this created negative pressure in front and positive pressure behind, as the water moves to restore balance the craft moves forward to do it all again. friction is not needed and in fact the LESS friction the better, the key is the shape.  a propeller moves water from in front of it to behind it, this created negative pressure in front and positive pressure behind, as the water moves to restore balance the craft moves forward to do it all again.
friction is not needed and in fact the LESS friction the better, the key is the shape.

]]> By: austinhamman http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650657 austinhamman Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650657  fleshlights would require less cleaning...but they couldn't hold lube and as such would probably burn. the lack of holding lube makes dildos less effective (though i suppose lube on the body would work, the dildo would be repelled from the lube and slide nicely...though the friction is kinda important) putting it on a condom means you would slide into and out of your partner easily enough, but again without any friction there is nothing to stimulate the nerves and it's fun for only one person...and even that is reduced.  fleshlights would require less cleaning…but they couldn’t hold lube and as such would probably burn. the lack of holding lube makes dildos less effective (though i suppose lube on the body would work, the dildo would be repelled from the lube and slide nicely…though the friction is kinda important)
putting it on a condom means you would slide into and out of your partner easily enough, but again without any friction there is nothing to stimulate the nerves and it’s fun for only one person…and even that is reduced.

]]> By: austinhamman http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650655 austinhamman Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650655  but it may be hard as hell to fill it up (as the water will keep moving as you pour it in and likely come back out...physics eh?...you'd have to do it slowly to keep the inertia of the liquid down)  but it may be hard as hell to fill it up (as the water will keep moving as you pour it in and likely come back out…physics eh?…you’d have to do it slowly to keep the inertia of the liquid down)

]]> By: austinhamman http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650653 austinhamman Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650653  for all we know maybe you're the one who invents it.  for all we know maybe you’re the one who invents it.

]]> By: austinhamman http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650651 austinhamman Sat, 09 Feb 2013 04:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650651  for the longest time nothing ever broke down nylon...until something evolved the ability to break down nylon. lot's of plastic in the environment just means some species die but new plastic eating species can thrive...of course whether we still have a place in that world is another story.  for the longest time nothing ever broke down nylon…until something evolved the ability to break down nylon. lot’s of plastic in the environment just means some species die but new plastic eating species can thrive…of course whether we still have a place in that world is another story.

]]> By: mocon http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650597 mocon Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650597 I predict 6 months before they start frying zero-calorie potato chips in this stuff. I predict 6 months before they start frying zero-calorie potato chips in this stuff.

]]> By: kissmyassn!gger http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650565 kissmyassn!gger Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650565 Spray this on your ass and you dunno have to wipe it anymore! :D yieeahhh Spray this on your ass and you dunno have to wipe it anymore! :D yieeahhh

]]> By: Nezrite http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650559 Nezrite Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650559 Newmaterial? Newmaterial?

]]> By: random http://boingboing.net/2013/02/08/hydrophobic-dirt-shedding-spr.html#comment-1650544 random Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=211763#comment-1650544 The question is, HOW MUCH cancer does it cause? I'd be ok with a little bit of cancer if it stopped my hairdo from getting messed up in the rain. The question is, HOW MUCH cancer does it cause? I’d be ok with a little bit of cancer if it stopped my hairdo from getting messed up in the rain.

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