There's a superhero plot in here somewhere: [link]
University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) nanotechnologists have made alcohol- and hydrogen-powered artificial muscles that are 100 times stronger than natural muscles, able to do 100 times greater work per cycle and produce, at reduced strengths, larger contractions than natural muscles. Among other possibilities, these muscles could enable fuel-powered artificial limbs, "smart skins" and morphing structures for air and marine vehicles, autonomous robots having very long mission capabilities and smart sensors that detect and self-actuate to change the environment.
With all the coffee talk, I'll pimp my cousin's coffee place.
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I don't drink coffee myself, but others say it's great stuff.
Ice tea is unsweetened by default around here.
I wonder if DC (the car company, not the comic books) is going to start selling Smart Cars directly. They keep going back and forth.
Calli, that would explain why Bender has to drink beer, anyway.
David Johanssen pronounced it "BOW-teek" in "Funky Funky but Chic", FWIW. And I gather he's as Noo Yawk as they come.
I hope they can park Spirit in someplace where it gets enough juice to survive the winter. I'm a little Spirit and Opportunity fanboy. They're the little probes that could.
Calli, don't you mean sweet tea? What is this "iced tea" of which you speak?
I never put any sweetener in my tea, hot or cold. Is it still "sweet tea"? Because I want nothing to do with sweetened tea.
Most places I go in the South ask if you want sweet or unsweet tea. I like unsweet and then I put some Equal or Splenda in it. I do like my tea sweetened some, but sweet tea usually has way too much sugar for me.
I never put any sweetener in my tea, hot or cold. Is it still "sweet tea"?
No, that's "unsweet tea", and it's always available -- you just have to specify it. Just like "hot tea".
Southern Indiana. Coke. Although not to the extent (iirc) that some of you all are talking about.
who has a story to entertain me?
Unsweetened iced tea with lemon added for me, thanks. I never liked iced tea before my mom started making sun tea when I was in high school, because before then we just had instant powdered crap for "iced tea," and it was sweetened powdered crap. When I discovered unsweetened real iced tea, and added some lemon to see what it tasted like, I became a convert.
Same thing happened with Chinese food--I presumed "real" Chinese food was the chop suey crap my dad made (no Chinese restaurants in Joliet when I was growing up), and didn't discover actual Chinese food until college.
who has a story to entertain me?
msbelle, I could tell my Peep Jousting story... I don't know that it's a "story" per se, but my coworker sure enjoyed it when I was telling it a few minutes ago...
