Tokyo Scientists Create Mobile Slime 111
Sockatume writes "Shingo Maeda and colleagues at Waseda University have created a polymer gel that walks under its own chemical power. The team exploited the oscillating Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction to create periodic changes in the size of the polymer, and built a tensed structure that would amplify those small movements into a horrifically potent gait. The current version only walks across a notched surface, but the team are working on a terrible new form that will cross smooth surfaces like a snail. The team say they intend to apply it in the self-assembly of small structures. Suddenly, I can't stop screaming."
Suddenly SLIME RAPE! (Score:5, Funny)
Meme-aholic. (Score:3, Funny)
gentlemen (Score:5, Funny)
We must improve our salt-shaker technology.
migrating slime (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Big Deal (Score:5, Funny)
Liar.
You're a slashdotter. The slashdotter relationship function is a binary function.
Either you have no hope of getting a piece, which makes you a liar, or you're married, which also makes you a liar.
Pornographic Applications? (Score:5, Funny)
Slime (Score:3, Funny)
Reminds me of the movie The Green Slime [imdb.com] I saw when I was way too young to be watching late-night TV.
This is going to affect... (Score:3, Funny)
... my answer to the "how much longer do you expect to live" poll question.
With that thing on the loose, not much longer, I fear....
This is WotC (Score:5, Funny)
All I have to say is (Score:5, Funny)
Aaaachooooooo!
Re:Meme-aholic. (Score:3, Funny)
You must be a Weight-Watchers employee
-1 mean
Re:everyone needs... (Score:4, Funny)
How else is it supposed to keep your dungeon clean?
Re:This is WotC (Score:2, Funny)
And another innocent poster has his "< - >" eaten.
Re:Suddenly SLIME RAPE! (Score:5, Funny)
Mobile slime?
Politicians with cars.
Re:Meme-aholic. (Score:5, Funny)
I for one welcome our oscillating polymer overlords.
Are all of you people that write this joke former SNL writers trying to sharpen your skills?
Hair gel? (Score:5, Funny)
This could revolutionize the hair gel industry. Think of it... oscillating, dynamically waving hair!
Re:Meme-aholic. (Score:5, Funny)
The secret is out. And I for one welcome our new ex-SNL writing skill-sharpening overlords.
Re:Big Deal (Score:3, Funny)
New here much?
[counts the digits]
Yes. Yes you are.
Moving slime. (Score:3, Funny)
They could even make a movie out of it! Or a sequel!
Re:Meme-aholic. (Score:5, Funny)
Are all of you people that write this joke former SNL writers trying to sharpen your skills?
And the sad part is that they apparently save their good material for /.
Re:Big Deal (Score:5, Funny)
Jokesmithing is serious business. I are serious jokester.
So I presume you practice Slight of Wit?
No, I understand him. Really I do. I studied humour seriously for many years. It's so hard to get people to understand the seriousness of this study. Yes.
Re:everyone needs... (Score:4, Funny)
How else is it supposed to keep your dungeon clean?
You Fourth Edition guys.....
Re:Big Deal (Score:1, Funny)
So I presume you practice Slight of Wit?
His wit is very slight indeed.
Who you gonna call? (Score:3, Funny)