@PugJesus@lemmy.dbzer0.com to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoWhat do you mean mechs are non-credible?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1416
arrow-up1416imageWhat do you mean mechs are non-credible?lemmy.dbzer0.com@PugJesus@lemmy.dbzer0.com to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccentlinkfedilinkEnglish15•10 months agoUntil we figure out a super strong super light material you can build them out of: All we really need to do is come up with a name for it! May I suggest: Badassanium?
minus-square🐑🇸 🇭 🇪 🇪 🇵 🇱 🇪🐑linkfedilinkEnglish9•10 months agoCarbon fiber! 10 times stronger than steel yet light as a feather! … Good luck mass producing that in the correct form though. Carbon fibers, while pretty much our currently best material is so far unusable besides on microscopic application.
minus-squareKbin_space_programlinkfedilink6•10 months agoWe did find out this summer that carbon fiber is horrendous at pressure loads. Might not be the best material for a mech.
minus-squareFartsWithAnAccentlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-210 months agoNah, carbon fiber can’t really take much abuse. It’ll probably be some sort of crazy nano-something-or-other.
Until we figure out a super strong super light material you can build them out of: All we really need to do is come up with a name for it!
May I suggest: Badassanium?
Carbon fiber! 10 times stronger than steel yet light as a feather!
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Good luck mass producing that in the correct form though. Carbon fibers, while pretty much our currently best material is so far unusable besides on microscopic application.
We did find out this summer that carbon fiber is horrendous at pressure loads. Might not be the best material for a mech.
Awesome! We always learn more!
Nah, carbon fiber can’t really take much abuse. It’ll probably be some sort of crazy nano-something-or-other.