Published on: Friday, November 22, 2019
This piece of metal is unsinkable. WIRED's Matt Simon spoke with the inventor, Chunlei Guo, about how the superhydrophobic material was created and how it could help prevent disasters at sea.
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Scientist Explains How Unsinkable Metal Works | WIRED
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Comments
nevin herren
1 days agoSoap
Abhinav Gupta
2 days agounsinkable cities yeahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
Ahoy matie
2 days agoWhat if mold or salt crystals grows on the hydrophobic surface?
I
3 days ago +1when metals gona float in air ....
Cory Abbott
4 days agoNow they just need to get some audio scientists to fix this video
stoeger 2
4 days agoI take it the etching would wear down really fast under everday conditions
CountChocula30
5 days agoScientists - "This structure is unsinkable".
Iceberg that sank the Titanic - "hold my beer."
m
5 days agoWhat if the surface gets scratched/damaged?
What if salts form on it or it gets dirty, or metal oxidates?
Do metals oxidate faster or slower?
Interesting concept, but as of yet I wouldn't trust a ship to float just with this, though it could at least slow down the sinking.
Anthony408sj
5 days agoNow we can bring back the titanic
Oscar Castellanos
6 days agoIsn't this technology at least 6 years old already? Where is my hydrophobic toilet and where is my non-stick frying pan?
Nathan Yao
6 days agoNature is beautiful
James Webber
6 days agoMost wood is buoyant as well... but as for modern ship building, ships have compartments and if enough compartments fill with water the ship will still sink... even with buoyant steel
sky a
1 weeks agoJust push the air off the part with your hand and it will sink.
Jeremy Bonanno
1 weeks agoMake some shoes
Ants In My Pants
1 weeks ago +1ICEBERG HAS ENTERED THE CHAT
CJ Max
1 weeks agoHa I remember ubering that guy and he was telling me about it
titsofbrass
1 weeks agoi wana see this on the tesla or bolliger truck with airless wheels
Zach Smith
1 weeks agoI'm interested to see if this hydrophobic surface could be used to reduce surface friction for ships. Anytime you can reduce fuel costs is always a good thing.
Masterpepper 777
1 weeks agoWhy does this guy look like mrbeast with glasses and a hair cut
Andrew Gonzalez
1 weeks agoYou can't create an unsinkable ship with this... It's a special technique, not a material...🤨🤨🤨