Comments on: If it’s good enough for a bridge… http://www.chuckibis.com/chuck_spew/2005/12/22/if-its-good-enough-for-a-bridge/ A blog from Scot Nicol Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:09:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: James http://www.chuckibis.com/chuck_spew/2005/12/22/if-its-good-enough-for-a-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-95 James Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:42:27 +0000 http://www.chuckibis.com/chuck_spew/?p=32#comment-95 Here are a few links to carbon fiber chairs that I found interesting. http://www.designboom.com/history/meda.html http://www.designaddict.com/wb_en/quadens/ http://www.talon.com.au/furniture2/talonchair.htm http://www.compositesworld.com/hpc/issues/2004/September/575 Here are a few links to carbon fiber chairs that I found interesting.

http://www.designboom.com/history/meda.html

http://www.designaddict.com/wb_en/quadens/

http://www.talon.com.au/furniture2/talonchair.htm

http://www.compositesworld.com/hpc/issues/2004/September/575

]]> By: rob http://www.chuckibis.com/chuck_spew/2005/12/22/if-its-good-enough-for-a-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-86 rob Thu, 29 Dec 2005 05:52:14 +0000 http://www.chuckibis.com/chuck_spew/?p=32#comment-86 They make those hi-tech prosthetic limbs out of carbon fiber, don't they? Like mtb'ers use who've lost a limb? Can't think of many applications much cooler than that. That guy Aaron Ralston even has various action-figure attachments for his (ice axe, hold onto handlebars, etc.) rock on, chuck. Rob They make those hi-tech prosthetic limbs out of carbon fiber, don’t they? Like mtb’ers use who’ve lost a limb? Can’t think of many applications much cooler than that. That guy Aaron Ralston even has various action-figure attachments for his (ice axe, hold onto handlebars, etc.)

rock on, chuck.
Rob

]]> By: Mark http://www.chuckibis.com/chuck_spew/2005/12/22/if-its-good-enough-for-a-bridge/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Mark Sat, 24 Dec 2005 04:51:09 +0000 http://www.chuckibis.com/chuck_spew/?p=32#comment-85 The Boeing 7E7 dreamliner (officially designated as the 787 dreamliner) passenger airplane makes extensive use of carbon fiber composites, using 20 percent less fuel than any other airplane of its size, enabling direct global travel without the requirement of "hub" airports. Okay, so I cut and pasted this from Boeing's website. Still pretty cool though... The Boeing 7E7 dreamliner (officially designated as the 787 dreamliner) passenger airplane makes extensive use of carbon fiber composites, using 20 percent less fuel than any other airplane of its size, enabling direct global travel without the requirement of “hub” airports.

Okay, so I cut and pasted this from Boeing’s website. Still pretty cool though…

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