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Scientists in the UK have created a carbon nanotube material that absorbs 99.96% of light.
I guess not all blacks are equal.

 
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Oh stewardess,
I speak jive.
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That was my ex's name, Vanta. She must have licensed the use of her soul.
 
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I posted a video about this coating a long while ago. Apparently, people with too much money have even used it on vehicles and personal electronics.



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That was my ex's name, Vanta. She must have licensed the use of her soul.


Ha ! Big Grin




 
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Read a book once where this "color" was called "fuligin" and was used as a clothing fabric worn by executioners.




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I have a shirt from a band called Katatonia. Written in black, on a black shirt it says "I'll wear black until there's something darker"



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"It's like, how much more black could this be? The answer is none, none more black.


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Oh stewardess,
I speak jive.
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IIRC, you can get a shirt made in the fabric.

For your all your cat burglar needs, I guess.
 
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That was my ex's name, Vanta


TMI, Wink



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Black matter lives. Razz



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So, black is the new black?



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It’s taboo to wear white after Labor Day. When does it become taboo to wear black?


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"The blackest black you have ever seen" is an oxymoron. Smile
 
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They need to fix their scrip.

"...tubes, each the width of a single atom." (1:41)


Uuuum...no.


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Black matter lives. Razz


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IIRC, you can get a shirt made in the fabric.

For your all your cat burglar needs, I guess.


Can I get it in a tactlneck?




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