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World's Largest Nanotube Model

Posted by Zonk on from the better-than-a-ball-of-twine-i-guess dept.

darthpenguin writes "A group at Rice University has completed building the world's largest Nanotube model. Rice University is a leader in this revolutionary field involving nanotubes and buckyballs, which have the potential to revolutionize certain areas of science. The completed model, a full 360 meters in length, has been accepted by the Guinness Book of World Records."

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    fp

  2. Re:Definition of Irony: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Wow...what's the category? World's Biggest Waste of Time ?

    Shouldn't you instead of posting flamebait to slashdot get out and do some real work? It sounds to me like you're bitter and can't accept the fact that some people enjoy doing something *for the fun of it*. These students woke up early friday morning to enjoy themselves, and you can only attack them. While I did notice the irony inherent in the largeness of the model, I seriously hope you don't apply this narrow-minded view to everything in the world. Grow up.

  3. Space Elevator by hlopez · · Score: -1, Troll

    We are still far of from a full working space elevator, but advances like this take us a step closer to full on space exploration.