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Japanese Researchers Make Plastic Out of Water

Posted by timothy on from the what's-kanji-for-boffin? dept.

greenrainbow writes with this excerpt from Inhabit: "The material shown in the picture above is just ice, right? Look again. Elastic water, a new substance invented by researchers at Tokyo University, is a jelly-like substance made up of 95% water along with two grams of clay and a small amount of organic materials. As is, the all-natural substance is perfect for medical procedures, because it's made of water, poses no harm to people, and is perfect for mending tissue. And, if the research team can increase the density of this exciting new substance, it could be used in place of our current oil-based plastics for a host of other things."

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  1. Re:First Post by OrwellianLurker · · Score: 4, Funny

    Great, now dolphins can choke on water too.

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  2. Whatever... by thestudio_bob · · Score: 3, Funny

    Not impressed. I read somewhere where some guy turned water into wine. Not that's impressive.

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    1. Re:Whatever... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      That's easy, just add sugar and yeast.

    2. Re:Whatever... by Svippy · · Score: 2, Funny

      Not impressed. I read somewhere where some guy turned water into wine. Not that's impressive.

      Aren't you hard to impress?

      Yes, I am calling him out on his typo.

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  3. Elastic water by mindbrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    Take this on desert treks. You can stretch it over a much longer time.

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  4. Re:Fine... by snowraver1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jello mix

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  5. Nice units, blog writers! by NewbieProgrammerMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...a jelly-like substance made up of 95% water along with two grams of clay and a small amount of organic materials.

    It also takes 7 minutes and 8% of your time to set after you mix the ingredients together.

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  6. more by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Funny

    natural

    breast

    implants

    that is all

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  7. Re:hmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Rice Nine.

  8. Re:hmm by LynnwoodRooster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ice and breasts? Sounds like my last girlfriend...

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  9. Re:First Post by Jarnin · · Score: 5, Funny

    When asked about potential choking hazard to dolphins, the Japanese scientists were quoted saying, "Fuck you dolphin!"