Date:         Sat, 18 Oct 2003 08:17:31 -0700
Reply-To:     laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM
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From:         Steve Delanty <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Ford's new silicone goo... interesting stuff for our Syncro!
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>>I saw this show on the Canadian Discover Channel that was demonstrating
>>Ford's new Silicone gel.  First I thought they were going to say that they
>>'invented' the VC but no, this was indeed something new or at least
>>something that I have never seen before.

>I have trouble believing that it could be a Ford invention. I've
>heard of it before, including the inventor, but don't want to dig
>through my copies of "Wheels" to find it.

Oooh, is this stuff back again?  The first time I heard about this
"ferro-fluid" goop that could be liquid or "solid" depending on a
magnetic field was in the late 70's.

At the time it was hyped as a BIG deal, it was going to revolutionize
the way automatic transmissions work, replace mechanical clutches
on manual transmissions, get rid of your acne, clean the stains
off the front of your mistress's dress and all kinds of other wonderful
things.

Now 25 years later it's back again, eh? Wonder if they've got it
figured out yet....


Steve
EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"