6||0|1808|0|yes 0|0|0|||1||Infra-black|Wedge||19:57:29|11/21/2006|%0D%0ALooking for that special shade of black for your combat motorcycle%2Fpowered armor%3F%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurekalert.org%2Fpub_releases%2F2006-11%2Fuor-ulb112106.php%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable border%3D%220%22 cellspacing%3D%220%22 cellpadding%3D%220%22%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.gweep.net%2F%7Ewedge%2Fufchad_ficon.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btd%5DChad Collier%0D%0ASmirking Kilrathi%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%230000CC%5DThe Captain of the Gravy Train%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%222%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D%221%22 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5Btr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 1|1|0|||1||RE%3A Infra-black|trigger||20:35:22|11/21/2006|%3E%0D%0A%3ELooking for that special shade of black for your combat %0D%0A%3Emotorcycle%2Fpowered armor%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurekalert.org%2Fpub_releases%2F2006-11%2Fuor-ulb112106.php %0D%0A%0D%0A%22During its brief burst%2C Guo%27s laser unleashes as much power as the entire grid of North America onto a spot the size of a needle point.%22...to which I say%2C damn%21 are they using the Misato school of power supply%3F And where the hell do they get that sort of power%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AThe paper is properly geekish%3A%0D%0A 26. Microscale periodic ordering of random surface nanostructures induced%0D%0A by femtosecond laser pulses on metals%0D%0A A.Y. Vorobyev%2C V.S. Makin%2C and C. Guo%2C submitted to J. Appl. Phys. %282006%29.%0D%0A%0D%0Abest quote%3A%0D%0A%22If you got your hand in the way of the focused laser beam%2C even though it%27s only firing for a few femtoseconds%2C it would drill a hole through your skin%2C%22 says Guo. %22I wouldn%27t recommend trying that.%22%0D%0A%0D%0Awicked%2C %0D%0At.%0D%0A%0D%0ATrigger Argee%0D%0Atrigger_argee%40hotmail.com%0D%0AManon%2C Maccadon%2C Orado%2C etc.%0D%0ADenton%2C never leave home without it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22If we are marked to die%2C we are enough%0D%0ATo do our country loss%3B and if to live%2C%0D%0AThe fewer men%2C the greater the share of honour%0D%0AGod%27s will I pray thee wish not one man more%22 - Henry V%2C Act%2C IV Scene III%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A 2|1|0|||||RE%3A Infra-black|BZArcher||23:27:31|11/21/2006|I%27m hearing Nathan Explosion in my head now. %0D%0A%0D%0A%22Blacker than the Blackest Black. Harder than the hardest metal. Black times Black until INFINITY%21%22%0D%0A%0D%0AThough the idea of solar panels treated with that is really interesting. %0D%0A%0D%0A...or the motorcycle. 3|1|0|||1||RE%3A Infra-black|E_M_Lurker||17:03:39|11/22/2006|...But how long would it actually last as a finish%2C under road conditions%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A--The Evil Midnight Lurker what Lurks at Midnight%0D%0A%22An object at rest--CANNOT BE STOPPED%21%21%21%22 4|2|3|||||RE%3A Infra-black|BLUE||02:23:46|11/23/2006|%3E...But how long would it actually last as a finish%2C under road %0D%0A%3Econditions%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AAs it%27s a surface treatment%2C it would probably last about as long as anodizing%2C so some sort of clear coat over the finish would probably be advisable. 6|2|3|||||RE%3A Infra-black|BZArcher||08:02:39|11/23/2006|As long as it was sealed properly%2C I can%27t see it being any worse %28or better%29 than chroming or galvanizing. 5|1|0|||1||RE%3A Infra-black|Lime2K||06:46:53|11/23/2006|I love my black motorcycle%2C but it would be better if I could get it in the Damn That%27s Black shade of black.%0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27ll be an option for the next bike I get...%0D%0A%0D%0A--------------%0D%0ALime2K%0D%0AThe One True Evil Overlord