@KyleHuff: Sometimes being correct takes a back seat to not being a dick. This is one of those cases. Knock it off.

@banmojo: Well there is one surefire prophylactic to this unwelcome three way fantasy and that is that, in real life, Shatner is really fucking annoying. Was excited to meet him, after a few meetings the excitement wore off and I realized I was with one of the most self centered people I have ever met.

First, this is awesome. Second, if I remember Physics 7B well enough, magnetic fields only interact with charged particles. Perhaps the upper atmosphere is mostly charged particles. Third, while this reduces friction of atmospheric gases on the ship's hull, it increases the overall drag coefficient. From the…

That's a $61 (shipped) doorbell you are looking at. It would do a great job of making my house look shitty by comparison. #doorbells

@GitEmSteveDave_NeedsToGoWalk: I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest your level of quirk is actually a bit higher.

I agree with all those below. I am a chemist and nitrocellulose is nothing to fool around with, highly flammable. By not taking this post down after many people have indicated how dangerous this could be, this post goes from being irresponsible to negligent and you could be held liable if people choose to follow…

@Anonymoose: the perkiest sin known to man.

@_rt¹⁰⁰: Indeed, I could have tightened that up by just saying that any material made to look like any other material is a sin against design.

Memo written to product designers at large:

because no one looks around while listening to their MP3 player. Cool demo but more MIT than it is marketable.

@Norbs: LASIK has a faster recovery time but the flap doesn't heal with the structural integrity of the original cornea, leading to a risk of the flap being dislodged by impact or eye rubbing. I play contact sports so that risk was unacceptable. Besides, who doesn't like a good eye rub now and then?

Laser vision correction was the best elective surgery I've ever had. Seriously, it is great, I got LASEK (not LASIK). Painful but I don't have to worry about a flap coming loose.

Scientists are always a little late to the game. Prof Abancens needs to ease off the brass finish now that steampunk is no longer cool.

Oh if only Microsoft would make a driver so this could work on the XBOX.

From a law school friend: