Known mostly for its use in gently catching particles ejected from Comet Wild 2, aerogel is a sort of foamy glass. Both are silicon-based solids yet aerogel is only 0.02 percent solid by volume – the rest is empty space! Weighing just 3 times as much as air, aerogel has earned itself the nickname “frozen smoke” and among its many claims to fame are 15 entries in the Guinness Book of World Records.
My first reaction was to check Amazon! I have no idea what I would do with it, but a kind of art comes to mind!
ReplyDeleteNo, Walmart! They will have it! I'll dice it and box it and give it as gifts!
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