The EU - what next?
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qbman1
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Re: The EU - what next?
More like a barnacle, I would have said !
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Ray Scully
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Re: The EU - what next?
At least Corbyn knows how to hang on. He's a Labour limpet!!oldbluefox wrote:
OBF did you know
the teeth of tiny limpets are the strongest biological material yet discovered, and could be used to build the cars, boats and planes of the future. And their sheer strength could see them become the basis for a new generation of virtually unbreakable false teeth, according to researchers from the University of Portsmouth.
Details of a series of experiments, reveal how the strength of limpet teeth is the highest ever recorded for a biological material, superseding that of spider silk, and comparable to the strongest man-made fibres such as carbon.
The teeth were so hard that a diamond saw had to be used to slice them into tiny pieces which were then reduced further in size by being bombarded with atoms from an ion beam. The widths of the resulting samples were 100 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.
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qbman1
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Re: The EU - what next?
Meanwhile....
I see the pound and FTSE have rallied in the light of the resolution of the Tory leadership "election"
Maybe the world won't end after all ?
I see the pound and FTSE have rallied in the light of the resolution of the Tory leadership "election"
Maybe the world won't end after all ?
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oldbluefox
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Re: The EU - what next?
I'll have a look next time he smiles!!!Ray Scully wrote:
OBF did you know
the teeth of tiny limpets are the strongest biological material yet discovered, and could be used to build the cars, boats and planes of the future. And their sheer strength could see them become the basis for a new generation of virtually unbreakable false teeth, according to researchers from the University of Portsmouth.
Details of a series of experiments, reveal how the strength of limpet teeth is the highest ever recorded for a biological material, superseding that of spider silk, and comparable to the strongest man-made fibres such as carbon.
The teeth were so hard that a diamond saw had to be used to slice them into tiny pieces which were then reduced further in size by being bombarded with atoms from an ion beam. The widths of the resulting samples were 100 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.
I was taught to be cautious
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Ray Scully
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Re: The EU - what next?
Don't be daft, if he were to smile he would drop off Doh
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qbman1
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Re: The EU - what next?
OBF did you knowRay Scully wrote:At least Corbyn knows how to hang on. He's a Labour limpet!!oldbluefox wrote:
the teeth of tiny limpets are the strongest biological material yet discovered, and could be used to build the cars, boats and planes of the future. And their sheer strength could see them become the basis for a new generation of virtually unbreakable false teeth, according to researchers from the University of Portsmouth.
Details of a series of experiments, reveal how the strength of limpet teeth is the highest ever recorded for a biological material, superseding that of spider silk, and comparable to the strongest man-made fibres such as carbon.
The teeth were so hard that a diamond saw had to be used to slice them into tiny pieces which were then reduced further in size by being bombarded with atoms from an ion beam. The widths of the resulting samples were 100 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair.[/quote]
Fair enough, but I'm not sure I want a mouthful of teeth looking like this!!