Would this strengthen kevlar?

**blueshogun96** · February 23rd, 2006

Hey, this is a question I was pondering since my high school days (5,000 years ago when the pyramids were still young, lol), what if kevlar was silicon based instead of carbon based? Would that make it stronger or just heavier and less durable? I havent touched a chemistry book since 2003 so I forgot alot of my chem knowledge.

Coolsvilleman · February 23rd, 2006

Well if it would make it stronger, don't you think they would have thought of it by now? P.S. My motto is:

"If you've just thought about it now, someone has already thought about and implemented it 5 years earlier."

**blueshogun96** · February 23rd, 2006

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Originally Posted by Coolsvilleman

Well if it would make it stronger, don't you think they would have thought of it by now? P.S. My motto is:

"If you've just thought about it now, someone has already thought about and implemented it 5 years earlier."

Teh, I don't know if it will make it stonger or not, that's why I'm asking.
P.S. this is my motto: "If you've just thought about it now, ask to see if it has and not float through life wondering what could have been."

EDIT: If Thomas Edison went by your motto, he wouldnt have invented the light bulb or discovered anything else, same with other inventors

industrian · February 23rd, 2006

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Originally Posted by Coolsvilleman

"If you've just thought about it now, someone has already thought about and implemented it 5 years earlier."

Either that or someone at the United States Armed Forces now has realised another thing to spend with their $400 billion a year.

Player-X · February 23rd, 2006

It wouldn't Carbon would have a stronger and more stable molecular bond compared to silicone that's why we are carbon based instead of silicone based

Coolsvilleman · February 23rd, 2006

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Originally Posted by blueshogun96

Teh, I don't know if it will make it stonger or not, that's why I'm asking.
P.S. this is my motto: "If you've just thought about it now, ask to see if it has and not float through life wondering what could have been."

EDIT: If Thomas Edison went by your motto, he wouldnt have invented the light bulb or discovered anything else, same with other inventors

Well I'm just syaing in this day and age when most of the elements have been fairly well tested and alot of scientific idea have been thought of many of the ideas that people have spare the truly brilliant people have already been thought of. I see it all around me. Lots of people I know think they have these great ideas. Turns out they are pretty great, but that they have already been implemented or thought of before. I'm just saying it's hard to come up with a truly unique idea.

Cid Highwind · February 23rd, 2006

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Originally Posted by Player-X

It wouldn't Carbon would have a stronger and more stable molecular bond compared to silicone that's why we are carbon based instead of silicone based

But if carbon based stuff has a stronger bond, why do silicon boobs not hang after a couple of years?

Clements · February 23rd, 2006

Carbon would have a stronger nucleic pull on it's outer shell of electrons than Silicon since it has one less shell of electrons. Therefore, carbon bonds should be stronger than Silicon ones.

Forgive my rudimentary chemistry knowledge.

**blueshogun96** · February 24th, 2006

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Well I'm just syaing in this day and age when most of the elements have been fairly well tested and alot of scientific idea have been thought of many of the ideas that people have spare the truly brilliant people have already been thought of. I see it all around me. Lots of people I know think they have these great ideas. Turns out they are pretty great, but that they have already been implemented or thought of before. I'm just saying it's hard to come up with a truly unique idea.

First of all, sorry if I sounded angry, that wasn't my intention. I see what you mean. I didn't think it would hurt to ask, thats all.

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why do silicon boobs not hang after a couple of years?

You and boobs mix like water and water, lol.
Sillicion boobs occationally break open after 5 years. Saw it on tv.

**cooliscool** · February 24th, 2006

I think you guys are confusing silicon and silicone. Two totally different materials.

Silicon is an element, more specifically a semiconductor.

Silicone is an inorganic polymer that doesn't conduct electricity or heat, used in many things, breast implants to name one. They contain silicon atoms, but aren't made up of silicon.

Coolsvilleman · February 24th, 2006

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Originally Posted by cooliscool

I think you guys are confusing silicon and silicone. Two totally different materials.

Silicon is an element, more specifically a semiconductor.

Silicone is an inorganic polymer that doesn't conduct electricity or heat, used in many things, breast implants to name one. They contain silicon atoms, but aren't made up of silicon.

Hehehe. Dang if the vest was made of "Silicon" and you were shot with a stun gun, how much would that hurt? Ouch!

makotech222 · February 24th, 2006

yeahh... i think carbon is much stronger. Havent you ever seen full metal? when the homunculus has carbon skin lmao

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Clements MMP-2 Dude Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,633	Carbon would have a stronger nucleic pull on it's outer shell of electrons than Silicon since it has one less shell of electrons. Therefore, carbon bonds should be stronger than Silicon ones. Forgive my rudimentary chemistry knowledge. __________________ PJ64 Homepage \| ZSNES Documentation Project \| bsnes Supporter

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cooliscool Natural medicine Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Redmond, Washington, USA Posts: 6,177	I think you guys are confusing silicon and silicone. Two totally different materials. Silicon is an element, more specifically a semiconductor. Silicone is an inorganic polymer that doesn't conduct electricity or heat, used in many things, breast implants to name one. They contain silicon atoms, but aren't made up of silicon. __________________ Fayt : Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 3.06GHz (1360MHz FSB), 2GB Crucial DDR2-800 Dual Channel @ 800MHz 4-3-3-11-14 1T, 512MB BFG nVidia GeForce 7950GT OC @ 650/1600, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS, MSI P6N-SLi - nVidia 650i SLi, 200GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2, 80GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2, Lite-On DVD+-RW 16x w/ Lightscribe, Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM, Aspire X-Dreamer II case, Logitech MX518 Optical Mouse, Asetek Waterchill kit (distilled water + Red Line Water Wetter), T.I.M - AS Ceramique

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makotech222 Chi-city's finest. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,241	yeahh... i think carbon is much stronger. Havent you ever seen full metal? when the homunculus has carbon skin lmao __________________ [Windows Vista Ultimate x64][Intel E8400@3.8ghz] [DDR2 4gb] [Nvidia EVGA Gtx 260(711/1533/2432)] [Creative Soundblaster] [Corsair 550w]

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Player-X Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: From Kuching in Malaysia now stuck in Houston Texas Posts: 9,110	It wouldn't Carbon would have a stronger and more stable molecular bond compared to silicone that's why we are carbon based instead of silicone based

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