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shape memory alloys are a new sort of metal that can be severely deformed, but upon application of an electric current to the metal, the metal regains its original shape; as if the electricity helped the metal remeber its original configuration.
I suggest we make cars out of this stuff. After a crash,
you need not get the frame fixed, just plug it into an outlet and it straigten's out.
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IIRC SME's only regain shape for a limited level of deformation, beyond which regeneration will not recover the original shape. Please correct me if I'm wrong. |
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I'd imagine most of the damage in a decent car crash would be beyond the capabilities of SME regeneration to fix. |
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Oh, and SME's are all rather expensive. |
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Have you seen Terminator 3? There's a car Arnold smashes up that they could put back together... I don't think it was quite like this though. |
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Bun, because I love the idea of pouring boiling water over a crunched-up car and having it uncrumple magically. |
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