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IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Well it’s interesting that it makes regular ringing/metallic sounds when it’s dropped(at least in the movies), so it is not inelastic. Which means it could be deformed if placed under extreme force but it would always spring back into shape. So I think it might be the world’s most powerful spring.

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  • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    is there something useful that can be done with just ONE unbreakable spring?

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• quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  A drill bit, maybe?

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• the_strange@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Give it to someone like Styropyro, they’ll figure out how to break it.

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• mushroommunk@lemmy.today ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It really depends on the other material properties. Like if it’s as slippery as nylon vs as slippery as rubber is really gonna change things. Plus how does it react to outside forces trying to destroy it? Absorption? Diffusion? Conversion (like heat into sound or something).

  All that would drastically change what you could do with it

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  • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    the question is, with only ONE of those rings, is there something useful to be done?

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    • mushroommunk@lemmy.today ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Sure. For me (computer scientist but went to engineering based school) I’d be most excited about the experimental possibilities.

      I mean if nothing else the potential to have the world’s most stable mass and dimensional object could revolutionize measurements, which might not sound the most practical until you realize just how much we rely on dimensional accuracy for so many things.

      There’s some experiments where we fire a laser at things, and we’re approaching powers (zetawatts) where things basically instantly melt. Having a material that can withstand that could allow experiments that could push our understanding of light, nuclear reactions, quantum mechanics, and more.

      From a practical aspect. If it, say, absorbs heat. Having a limitless heat sink could potentially let us explore deeper into the Earth’s core than ever before (where the heat and pressure really caused issues for the drills).

      And all that is just off a few seconds thought from a non engineer.

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      • CannonFodder@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        If it absorbs infinite heat, it would be great as a you heatsink - think of the possibilities? Or maybe it just has zero heat capacity.

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      • IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Not sure if it is useful for measurement standards, as it is seen changing size based on the wielder.

        which could be use for stuff. big finger person puts something inside, hand it to someone with smaller fingers, and it has unlimited crushing force.

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    • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It works well as a paperweight.

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