What's blacker than black?

Mynight · 13 Jul 2014 at 23:49

This apparently;

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...ial-so-dark-that-you-cant-see-it-9602504.html

Not only will netflix be peeved but it looks like it could have an awful lot of applications.

I would love to see this in person, I don't think my screens can do it justice.

Images from dailymail (WTH they seem to be the only ones with them);

As you can see it just looks like a really bad photoshop job

Redz · 13 Jul 2014 at 23:53

Send it back

Mynight · 13 Jul 2014 at 23:56

Redz said:
Send it back

terrible

[FnG]magnolia · 13 Jul 2014 at 23:56

Ah, the

smiley

The choice of everyone who means what they say but lack the conviction or balls to say so.

Redz · 13 Jul 2014 at 23:58

[FnG]magnolia;26602448 said:
Ah, the smiley

The choice of everyone who means what they say but lack the conviction or balls to say so.

Are you really that stupid?

Mynight · 13 Jul 2014 at 23:59

[FnG]magnolia;26602448 said:
Ah, the smiley

The choice of everyone who means what they say but lack the conviction or balls to say so.

Beautifully apt description

BDEE · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:03

What am I actually meant to be looking at in the images? I just see bits of black material that I apparently am not meant to be able to see or something?

[FnG]magnolia · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:05

Redz said:
Are you really that stupid?

I'm certainly stupid but I don't lack balls or conviction.

spoffle · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:05

BDEE said:
What am I actually meant to be looking at in the images? I just see bits of black material that I apparently am not meant to be able to see or something?

It's so black that you can't see folds/contours in it. So think of night time camouflage covered in that, you wouldn't even be able to see it with night vision, unless everything else around it is fairly light and reflective, then you'd see something moving around.

tbyeah · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:05

One of the comments with the idea that you coat a room with it, and even with the light on, couldn't tell at all the size or shape. Weird thought.

Mynight · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:09

tbyeah said:
One of the comments with the idea that you coat a room with it, and even with the light on, couldn't tell at all the size or shape. Weird thought.

Weird but makes sense.

All they need to do now is cover that -9 decibel room with it for the ultimate mind ****.

Pinkribbonscars · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:22

Malevolence · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:23

Mynight said:
What's blacker than black?

Denzil Washington's armpit.

Mynight · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:25

Maybe I should have gone with a different title haha.

Mr Badger · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:27

[FnG]magnolia;26602464 said:
I'm certainly stupid but I don't lack balls or conviction.

That should either be "a conviction" or "convictions" depending on how many times you've been caught.

No need to thank me.

Mr Badger · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:29

Sorry, but this is required:

bitslice · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:35

Daily Mail has been trawling the interwebs for old stories to present as new (again)

http://www.wired.com/2009/03/ultrablack/

Good news for Goths though :cool:

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Caged · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:38

Mynight said:
Weird but makes sense.

All they need to do now is cover that -9 decibel room with it for the ultimate mind ****.

Then you'd have made a room suitable for waiting out a hangover in. Where can I get one?

Commala · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:40

Does it only work on tinfoil?

bitslice · 14 Jul 2014 at 00:45

Commala said:
Does it only work on tinfoil?

I think given the complexities of growing nanotube forests in the first place, attaching it to a cheeseburger isn't much of an issue.