Comments on: ‘Near-Perfect’ Hydrophobic Surface Inspired By Spiders http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/nearperfect-hydrophobic-surface-inspired-spiders/ The official Derren Brown Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:29:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: spiderabc1 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/nearperfect-hydrophobic-surface-inspired-spiders/#comment-53562 spiderabc1 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:48:33 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=10628#comment-53562 Well spiders are amazing! Well spiders are amazing!

]]> By: roz http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/nearperfect-hydrophobic-surface-inspired-spiders/#comment-53556 roz Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:22:44 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=10628#comment-53556 thank you so much abeo fer not posting a picture of a spider!!! :) thank you so much abeo fer not posting a picture of a spider!!! :)

]]> By: MrSyd http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/nearperfect-hydrophobic-surface-inspired-spiders/#comment-53553 MrSyd Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:30:33 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=10628#comment-53553 Water off a spiders back then. Water off a spiders back then.

]]> By: BB http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/03/nearperfect-hydrophobic-surface-inspired-spiders/#comment-53551 BB Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:40:07 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=10628#comment-53551 If hydrophobic is the same as waterproof, why isn't arachnophobic the same as spiderproof? Or is that a non sequitur? Probably, I'm a bit thick like that. Still seems wrong since 'phobic' comes from the Greek word for 'fear', and a surface can't really experience fear. Or can it? They say it works using patterns of tiny hairs, but what they're not telling us is that the material is sentient and has billions of tiny hands trying to push the water away in terror. Screaming. I'm sorry. This is very cool isn't it. Spiders, huh? If hydrophobic is the same as waterproof, why isn’t arachnophobic the same as spiderproof?

Or is that a non sequitur? Probably, I’m a bit thick like that. Still seems wrong since ‘phobic’ comes from the Greek word for ‘fear’, and a surface can’t really experience fear. Or can it? They say it works using patterns of tiny hairs, but what they’re not telling us is that the material is sentient and has billions of tiny hands trying to push the water away in terror. Screaming.

I’m sorry. This is very cool isn’t it. Spiders, huh?

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