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Most passenger vehicles have had plastic tanks for years (decades?). I think he meant military tanks that shoot things....
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Most passenger vehicles have had plastic tanks for years (decades?). I think he meant military tanks that shoot things....
jdm61
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What's the joke about Reeves folders? They have the ergonomics of a steel Twinkie? 
But seriously, the use of materials like titanium and carbon fiber and ESPECIALLY stuff like superconducting material or sliced nickel-iron meteorite in knives is primarily and in some cases, exclusively about the cool factor. The 21st Century answer to burl, pearl and ivory. Yeah, sure, the materials have this property and that property but realistically, how much of a difference does that make in a knife, ESPECIALLY when our methods of utilizing some of these materials don't really take advantage of their inherent physical properties? Ivory gets sticky when covered with animal blood instead of slick, but thats not why you buy it. Buy what you like and enjoy it. No smoke blowing required.
But seriously, the use of materials like titanium and carbon fiber and ESPECIALLY stuff like superconducting material or sliced nickel-iron meteorite in knives is primarily and in some cases, exclusively about the cool factor. The 21st Century answer to burl, pearl and ivory. Yeah, sure, the materials have this property and that property but realistically, how much of a difference does that make in a knife, ESPECIALLY when our methods of utilizing some of these materials don't really take advantage of their inherent physical properties? Ivory gets sticky when covered with animal blood instead of slick, but thats not why you buy it. Buy what you like and enjoy it. No smoke blowing required.Tanks. As in big military vehicles with large guns?
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guys, there ARE tanks made mostly of plastic and i mean tanks that shoot things. but swerving back on-topic (titanium) they should introduce titanium man in the next iron man movie. you know, the big guy from the far east? i nominate yao ming for the role.
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Wasn't titanium man a bad guy, though? Excuse my lack of knowledge, never read the comics with him.
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ya, he was. the foreign army (japanese or chinese?) pitted him against IM for a one-on-one battle for reasons i no longer recall.