Nice write-up...
You might want to mention mylar, instead of just plastic, or even BoPET, as it really makes a lot of difference. The real fun comes in mixing mylar with other materials, where (without using any handwavium) you can get some quite amazing effects.
Incidentally, Brains knows how to make a light saber, with the fully retractable blade, the wound cauterisation, etc. It is just a matter of looking at the problem in the right way (and having read enough science fiction). He isn't building any, though, because he really wouldn't like to find one in the hands of someone attacking his family, or friends, someday.
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind
You might want to mention mylar, instead of just plastic, or even BoPET, as it really makes a lot of difference. The real fun comes in mixing mylar with other materials, where (without using any handwavium) you can get some quite amazing effects.
Incidentally, Brains knows how to make a light saber, with the fully retractable blade, the wound cauterisation, etc. It is just a matter of looking at the problem in the right way (and having read enough science fiction). He isn't building any, though, because he really wouldn't like to find one in the hands of someone attacking his family, or friends, someday.
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind