Liquid pothole filler

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Mon 9 Jul 2012 08:40
Liquid pothole filler - anna0228

Potholes are one of the biggest issues in modern motoring. However, a team of scholars from Ohio's Case Western Reserve University have an answer. The group has created liquid pothole filler that stiffens under pressure and can very easily handle the weight of a car. Article source: Students create liquid pothole filler that could save money fixing roads.

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Mon 9 Jul 2012 10:14
Liquid pothole filler - RT

It's simply a shear-thickening fluid, like cornflour+water, ie a "non-Newtonian" fluid - the fluid could be used in viscous couplings and limited slip differentials.

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Mon 9 Jul 2012 11:51
Liquid pothole filler - Bobbin Threadbare

Custard does the same thing.....have they just reinvented Silly Putty?

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Mon 9 Jul 2012 14:11
Liquid pothole filler - Ethan Edwards
If a permanent fix cost only a penny and could be applied by one bloke in three seconds.

Here in Britain ...

1/ The unions eg Unite would want it banned as it would take their members jobs away and they'd insist every application was done by thirty five of their members.

2/ Councils couldn't afford it as each hole would need a six month elf n safety study before anything could be done and besides they had better things to do counting their huge incomes and planning for retirement at twenty three on their index linked gold plated pensions.

Let's face it. We get exactly the country we deserve for voting in (every time) such a bunch of self serving greedy muppets at all levels.

Edited by Ethan Edwards on 09/07/2012 at 14:11

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Mon 9 Jul 2012 14:24
Liquid pothole filler - GavoTheSane
We get exactly the country we deserve for voting in (every time) such a bunch of self serving greedy muppets at all levels.

But Politics seems to only attract the self-serving greedy ones... Who else CAN we vote in?

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