Comments on: 13 Consumer Products Originally Designed for Space Travel http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/08/13-consumer-products-originally-designed-for-space-travel/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: wangyan http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/08/13-consumer-products-originally-designed-for-space-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1860305 wangyan Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:27:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=25600#comment-1860305 Zvuk je z?ejm? z kina, perfekt (viz screen). Vyšlo toho více, tak možná o?ekávejte upgrade <a href="http://www.hkeoo.com" rel="nofollow">fiberglass mesh</a> Vyšlo toho více kt (viz screen). tak možná o?ekávejte upgrade good Zvuk je z?ejm? z kina, perfekt (viz screen). Vyšlo toho více, tak možná o?ekávejte upgrade fiberglass mesh Vyšlo toho více kt (viz screen). tak možná o?ekávejte upgrade good

]]> By: MadMolecule http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/08/13-consumer-products-originally-designed-for-space-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1840929 MadMolecule Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:02:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=25600#comment-1840929 From the article: "Besides providing musicians with enhanced tone and sturdier instruments, the lightweight material [for guitars] <i>emits sound 11 times faster than wood</i>." What on earth does that mean? From the article:

“Besides providing musicians with enhanced tone and sturdier instruments, the lightweight material [for guitars] emits sound 11 times faster than wood.”

What on earth does that mean?

]]> By: Eve White http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/08/13-consumer-products-originally-designed-for-space-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1840898 Eve White Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:00:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=25600#comment-1840898 That's cool. Can't wait for space travel. That’s cool. Can’t wait for space travel.

]]> By: whitcwa http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/08/13-consumer-products-originally-designed-for-space-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1840528 whitcwa Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:03:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=25600#comment-1840528 The "space pen" was developed by Paul Fisher independent of the space program. NASA did use it however. http://www.spacepen.com/about-us.aspx The “space pen” was developed by Paul Fisher independent of the space program. NASA did use it however. http://www.spacepen.com/about-us.aspx

]]> By: Skipweasel http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/08/13-consumer-products-originally-designed-for-space-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1840131 Skipweasel Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:30:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=25600#comment-1840131 Cordless power tools certainly predate the space programme - I've seen them in Popular Science from the 50s somewhere. Ordinary pens turn out to work just as well in micro-g by capilliary effects. Electrically heated gloves were certainly around for airgunners during the second war. Some of the others are a bit dubious, too. Cordless power tools certainly predate the space programme – I’ve seen them in Popular Science from the 50s somewhere.
Ordinary pens turn out to work just as well in micro-g by capilliary effects.
Electrically heated gloves were certainly around for airgunners during the second war.

Some of the others are a bit dubious, too.

]]> By: konaha http://www.neatorama.com/2009/08/08/13-consumer-products-originally-designed-for-space-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-1839649 konaha Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:22:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=25600#comment-1839649 swipe cards designed for space use initially? neat... swipe cards designed for space use initially? neat…

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