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Stealth Paint From German Inventor Werner Nickel

Posted by timothy on from the peek-a-boo-you-can't-see-me dept.

Gerhardius writes "Werner Nickel sounds like a Disney-style wacky inventor. He moved to the UAE to develop his previous invention: he had bred a worm whose excrement made it possible to grow radishes in the dry desert sand. That project failed so he moved on to the next item on his agenda, naturally a radar absorbing paint. While it certainly is not unique, there is some interesting history behind the development, and a proposed civilian use."

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  1. Still a long way to go by KDR_11k · · Score: 5, Funny

    he had bred a worm whose excrement made it possible to grow radishes in the dry desert sand.

    But can that excrement allow humans to see the future and travel faster than light?
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  2. Let me guess .. by ccozan · · Score: 5, Funny

    worm whose excrement made it possible to grow radishes in the dry desert sand.. .. the radishes are quite ... spicy?
  3. Re:Civilian use? by JustOK · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, paint the transponder.

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  4. From TFA by CopaceticOpus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nickel, who is literally bubbling over with ideas...
    Oh, is he? Does he literally carry a pan around to catch them? Do they literally need to mop up behind him when he walks across the room?