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Re: the beginnings of mecha
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002 01:17:47 GMT
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You know, some time ago I read in Popular science about a cable that when
electricity applied contracted. Myomer Cable? Musculature for Mechs?
Makes you go, hmmmmm.
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| (...) Yes, it's called nitinol wire, which is a type of "shape memory alloy". When heated with an electrical current, it contracts up to 10% in length. It's contraction strength is nearly 22,000 pounds per square inch. A nitinol wire six thousandths (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| Check it out, boys. I'm tellin ya... just a few more years and we'll see powered armor. (URL) Admiral Muffin Head -- Mark's Lego Creations (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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