carbon fibre
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How Can This Giant Twisting Bench Weigh Just 5kg?
Based on a smaller design he created a few years ago, Mathias Bengtsson’s gigantic Spun bench is now on display at an art gallery in Washington DC. But how can this giant installation only weigh 5kg? It’s made from that uber-material known as carbon fibre.
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Carbon Fibre LED Lighting Is The Best Kind Of Over-Engineering
Since buildings are already engineered to be strong and, you know, not collapse, suspending even the heaviest of chandeliers from the ceiling is no problem. That’s to say there’s no rhyme or reason why a hanging light needs to be made from lightweight carbon fibre, except that it’s just plain beautiful.
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Carbon Fibre Sunglasses Sound Great — Until You Stop And Think About Them
Sunglasses made out of moulded carbon fibre with scratch-resistant lenses would fix a lot of standard sunglass-related problems. Like sitting on them. Or having them fall off your face. They’re perfect! Kind of.
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There’s A Special Place In Nerd Heaven For Carbon Fibre Stormtroopers
Making your own set of Stormtrooper armour is a huge undertaking, but making it out of carbon fibre instead of plastic vacuum-forming techniques? You’ve just earned yourself a place next to Gene Roddenberry and Gary Gygax in nerd heaven.