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LSD

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LSD

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16 Nov 2009 11:04pm

In the near future we may see the "nanocomposites" applied to paddles, its starting to be applied to bikes etc.
A light paddle of today made with this material, that is being described as the strongest material that will ever be made, may weigh 17 times less.....30gms?

DavidJohn

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DavidJohn

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16 Nov 2009 11:39pm

Wow!.. That's interesting stuff Dean.

I heard them talking about it on a science show once and how they could build an elevator/lift all the way to space and use as a cheap way to launch satellites etc.

DJ

Gorgo

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Gorgo

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16 Nov 2009 11:56pm

Screw paddles. I want a carbon nano tube board.

Bnaccas

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Bnaccas

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17 Nov 2009 1:50am

Gorgo, Dean's already making them! How do you think he gets them 5kgs and under!?!
He just isn't telling anyone.

OG SUP

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OG SUP

VIC, 3516 posts

17 Nov 2009 7:29am

Dean for a Bush Mechanic you sure use big words!

The only Nano Composite I know has to have a nap in the afternoon as her hip replacement aches

Phill

LSD

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LSD

VIC, 763 posts

17 Nov 2009 7:38am

Gorgo said...

Screw paddles. I want a carbon nano tube board.

There is a can of the stuff here in Torquay, composites are being made & tested at Deakin Uni, it has amazing properties, structural & conductive.
But.....At $4000 a 4L can it may be a while before we see it in boards

(I have enough trouble with my boards blowing away now without making a Monoboard!!

)

benk

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benk

QLD, 398 posts

17 Nov 2009 8:10am

I read somewhere that Carbon Nano Tubes could be the next asbestos due to the scale and similarity of the fibres so be careful out there. Ill have one once its mixed with the resin.

Piros

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Piros

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17 Nov 2009 9:03am

Combine the Nanocomposites with a AEROGEL CORE like "FROZEN SMOKE" and you not only have the worlds strongest and lightest SUP but something only NASA could afford to build.

The technology is there right now to do it

check it out here.

www.thetimes.co.uk/

Piros

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