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[Loud Whispers]

Cannot tell if troll of very christian. LOL DOVAHKIN!

I was a little disappointed by the lack of FUS RO DAH! They didn't even bother looking into the story either. How did they even make those connections? AH AHA HAHAHAAA

[Cruxador]

It is clearly not sincere. I thought parts of it were amusing, but overall it was too heavy-handed.

[EveryZig]

You would be surprised at the things people say sincerely.
See: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PoesLaw

[MrWiggles]

so wouldn't this work well as a lightweight skin for spacesuits rather than the tough plates and thick fabric they have now?

Cover that nanomaille armor with some good strong polymer and you'd be good to go!

Considering that the material is highly porous....I doubt it.

So are the stiff fabrics used currently. They are there to provide strength. There are other materials in the suit which keep the air from escaping.

I didn't say this nanochainmail could also hold air.

This wouldnt really do anything for space suits.

The bulkness, and weight for a space suit, comes from the need to use air to provide the pressure, not the suit itself.

You want space suits to be light, flexible, then you need to think of a different way to apply the pressure needed for the human to function, along with the need to provide for heat, water and waste management.

[forsaken1111]

This wouldnt really do anything for space suits.

The bulkness, and weight for a space suit, comes from the need to use air to provide the pressure, not the suit itself.

You want space suits to be light, flexible, then you need to think of a different way to apply the pressure needed for the human to function, along with the need to provide for heat, water and waste management.

So like a skinsuit with built-in elasticity to apply the appropriate pressure to the body and a dome helmet for breathable air. And then a layer of nanomaile over that to keep it from breaching?

[MrWiggles]

This wouldnt really do anything for space suits.

The bulkness, and weight for a space suit, comes from the need to use air to provide the pressure, not the suit itself.

You want space suits to be light, flexible, then you need to think of a different way to apply the pressure needed for the human to function, along with the need to provide for heat, water and waste management.

So like a skinsuit with built-in elasticity to apply the appropriate pressure to the body and a dome helmet for breathable air. And then a layer of nanomaile over that to keep it from breaching?

Yep. There's an MIT materiel scientist lady working on it already. It'll even provide sensor net for bodily functions. So far, it mostly works, and progress has been good. The trickier parts, that remain to be solved, is where the morphology of the body is dynamic. Like the armpits, and the back of knees.

Its apparently very hard to keep constant pressure in areas like that.

[forsaken1111]

So like a skinsuit with built-in elasticity to apply the appropriate pressure to the body and a dome helmet for breathable air. And then a layer of nanomaile over that to keep it from breaching?

Yep. There's an MIT materiel scientist lady working on it already. It'll even provide sensor net for bodily functions. So far, it mostly works, and progress has been good. The trickier parts, that remain to be solved, is where the morphology of the body is dynamic. Like the armpits, and the back of knees.

Its apparently very hard to keep constant pressure in areas like that.

Understandable. Sounds like it would be uncomfortable in the underarm and nether regions.

[Shinotsa]

Well it's official - in the future only women will be able to explore a vacuum. No cleaning jokes.

[forsaken1111]

Well it's official - in the future only women will be able to explore a vacuum. No cleaning jokes.

Guess every spaceship will need a kitchen.

 

Wait wait... Guess there will be plenty of sandwiches in space! Hayo!

 

[Loud Whispers]

I am entranced by your many cats.

[RabidAnubis]

I hope that people realize in order to manufacture one of these (efficiently) we have to stick with one.
 
I think we should stick with nano tubes and not this- nanotubes have applications in space elevators and civilian armor.  This thing here is too light to do anything, and the information is not detailed enough for me.

Also, strength is done by weight/mass, which means that spider silk has more strength.  They really don't have strength for size, which worries me.

[forsaken1111]

I hope that people realize in order to manufacture one of these (efficiently) we have to stick with one.
 
I think we should stick with nano tubes and not this- nanotubes have applications in space elevators and civilian armor.  This thing here is too light to do anything, and the information is not detailed enough for me.

Also, strength is done by weight/mass, which means that spider silk has more strength.  They really don't have strength for size, which worries me.

Your statement makes no sense at all. We do not have to 'stick with' one thing or another. We as a species are perfectly capable of manufacturing more than one thing at quite high efficiency.

[Loud Whispers]

I hope that people realize in order to manufacture one of these (efficiently) we have to stick with one.
 
I think we should stick with nano tubes and not this- nanotubes have applications in space elevators and civilian armor.  This thing here is too light to do anything, and the information is not detailed enough for me.

Also, strength is done by weight/mass, which means that spider silk has more strength.  They really don't have strength for size, which worries me.

Your statement makes no sense at all. We do not have to 'stick with' one thing or another. We as a species are perfectly capable of manufacturing more than one thing at quite high efficiency.

Adaptability and specialisation are some of the few only things we as a species have going for us. Other then that, pretty apocalyptic, and humanity is really screwed. Also strength falls under hardness (scratch resistance), malleability, ductility and what-not.

[forsaken1111]

Shit guys, the info isn't detailed enough for RabidAnubis so we should just stop working on it. Pack the project in everyone, abandon the science!

 

[Loud Whispers]

Shit guys, the info isn't detailed enough for RabidAnubis so we should just stop working on it. Pack the project in everyone, abandon the science!

 

We have the info... Well some of it anyways