Detroit Man Discovers Recipe For Stronger, Lighter Steel

[TIMESWORDSMAN]

Ain't it neat to be alive when important stuff happens. Especially science stuff, that's mah favorite kinda stuff.

P.S I hope people realize how great this will be for space travel expenses, Lots cheaper.

 

[Johnson McGee]

I do hope he gets his due for the invention. Depending on the jurisdiction releasing the details of the invention publicly can make it impossible to get a patent. He might end up like the windshield wiper guy.

Also, doesn't this seem similar to quenching used by blacksmiths already? No one thought to apply it to steel instead of iron until now?

 

[Atmos Duality]

I can see Copyright Infringement in the future if that name was ever used... HUGE legal battle.

But either way, fucking awesome that this has happened. Finally it means that Humanity will learn that they can only ever grow if they learn from only their own mistakes and successes, and not anothers.

Why? Who owns that copyright?
Don't discount the might of Humanity's Collective Information. It's the only way to carry the results of the hardship from one age to the next; and to hopefully learn from them.

 

[Alssadar]

What a boss.
I hope this turns out well for him, as well as the rest of Detroit.

 

[Trivun]

That is actually really awesome, however I wouldn't be surprised if the big steel firms tread on this pretty sharpish to prevent being undercut - it is a pretty competitive market after all. Nevertheless, Cola is awesome, and I thus bestow upon him many kudos indeed .

 

[LetalisK]

So he can probably just go enjoy his mountain of money now. For he sure as hell will get one.

Some corporation will undoubtedly steal the idea or just plain screw him out of a ton of money. *goes back to eating cynic soup*

 

[Yal]

Lighter, stronger, cheaper, better than the normal stuff in every way, made by an amateur, no one knows how it works... My bullshit detector is tingling. Has anybody else reproduced this process?

 

[Lillowh]

Science explains miracles! Once again proving that established norms only lead to stagnation.

 

[ImprovizoR]

I'll believe it when I see it in a form of a sword forged to fit my hand.

If this is true, I wouldn't be surprised if he gets nothing out of it. Not a fuckin' cent.

 

[Chase Yojimbo]

Why? Who owns that copyright?
Don't discount the might of Humanity's Collective Information. It's the only way to carry the results of the hardship from one age to the next; and to hopefully learn from them.

I suppose it is moreso that Coca Cola would see the word "Cola" and say "I wants!". Sortuv like how whenever someone sais "I have a bad feeling about this" 12 cents goes to George Lucas. Though you may be right anyways, but what is wrong with 'Flash Bainite'?

And on second note. No, the Collective Information of which you speak is a great way to learn, but people who only add to it with the same ideas get no where. It is only with Innovations such as this that Humanity can get anywhere. Hence is why I believe an Individual can only ever learn from their own mistakes and not anothers. I think Gary Cola's accomplishment is a great example of what I speak about.

 

[Charli]

Stronger more cheaply produced steel is what I got out of that. Result.
Thumbs up guy.

 

[Lt. Vinciti]

Alright.

We know how to make stronger steel....

Time to rewrite the rules of War

Melee weapons only...

On Topic:
Hey +1 Faith in Humanity gained!

 

[TheMadJack]

That's the kind of stories we don't see/hear enough of!

What I hope this guy did with the professor is, after successfully doing his thing, go to him, smirk and tell him close to his ear, almost a whisper: pwned.

That brings me to this: elitist arseholes like this professor. He didn't doubt, he just plainly said: "Oh but that's impossible Sonny." and probably laughed in his face. Now, THAT is why so many, oh so many, things are so eff'ed up today. So many people with their minds closed or up their you-know-where.

I bow to Gary Cola. Congrats to you sir.

 

[Blaster395]

7% stronger steel should allow for some taller skyscrapers me thinks.

 

[monkey-skitz 91]

good on him. its proof that experimenting and not sticking to the tried and true can lead to all kinds of good things.

 

[Wolfram23]

I've been working in a mettalurgy lab the last 2 years... I've seen things, man.

EDIT: Ok talked to a couple people and checked out their website. Basically it looks like they're only doing this on steel under 10mm thick... which is garbage and useless for so many applications. Essentially they're just doing a surface hardening, except it's so thin it works right through the entire thickness. We heat treat steel up to 3.5" thick (~100mm), so this process simply can not work.

 

[Danzaivar]

I'm amazed noones tried flash-cooking iron before. Makes you wonder just what the hell big companies pay R&D for.

P.S. I woulda called this brightsteel or flashsteel. He missed a trick there.

 

[coldfrog]

A quick search for this reveals no major news sites covering this. Does anyone else feel like this should be getting spread wider, fast? This seems like it could be one of the most important discoveries in a while. A lighter, stronger, more energy efficient steel is going to be extremely useful in many industries, and hopefully will get our economy back on track.

 

[vxicepickxv]

SNIP
This is really gonna screw up Chemistry classes at high-school from now on....

How is it going to do that? There's already a wide variety of steel out there. It's just going to get another name or type, depending on the exact process.