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Uploaded by AI4QT on Aug 30, 2009
This video was taken at NASA JSC in a lab where particles from Comet Wild2 are being studied. The particles from the comet were captured in aerogel.
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Excellent question. Actually, the aerogel has so little mass that it feels like NOTHING. That's why I dropped it accidently, I thought I was still holding it, but in reality I did not even know I had let go of it. Strange material it is.
AI4QT 1 year ago
@eier it feels like Styrofoam, and sound like styrofoam also, but its mostly feels like nothing
russianrocker1 1 year ago
what does it feel like (or is it too wispy to stimulate human sense of touch)?
eier 1 year ago
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Excellent question. Actually, the aerogel has so little mass that it feels like NOTHING. That's why I dropped it accidently, I thought I was still holding it, but in reality I did not even know I had let go of it. Strange material it is.
AI4QT 1 year ago