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10/19/2007 06:13:28 PM · #1 |
//www.indianpad.com/story/124583
I want a whole house built out of this stuff.
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10/19/2007 06:44:25 PM · #2 |
Sweeeeeet. So many cool things you could do with that.
I'd bet it costs a small fortune though. |
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10/19/2007 06:49:32 PM · #3 |
what amazing stuff!
What happens when its darker outside than inside? Is the light from inside emitted out so they can see silhouettes of people moving inside the home? (I'm just wondering outloud...) |
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10/19/2007 06:52:09 PM · #4 |
| Now THAT is a cool invention! |
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10/19/2007 07:04:48 PM · #5 |
| In ideal conditions it could possibility could match a 4 bag 2000 PSI mix, possibility less, I don̢۪t see much cement in this mixture. What are you going to fill in the cracks with, that will form no mater what you do, unless you use the small blocks shown in most of the pictures. The one shown on your post will Crack! |
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10/19/2007 07:36:28 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Redneck:
In ideal conditions it could possibility could match a 4 bag 2000 PSI mix, possibility less, I don̢۪t see much cement in this mixture. What are you going to fill in the cracks with, that will form no mater what you do, unless you use the small blocks shown in most of the pictures. The one shown on your post will Crack! |
"A wall made of LitraCon has the strength of traditional concrete but thanks to an embedded array of optical glass fibers, view of the outside world, such as the silhouette of trees, houses and passersby, are transmitted inside the building."
Ingredients:
96% concrete
4% optical fibre
Density:
2100-2400 kg/m³
Compressive strength:
50 N/mm²
Bending tensile strength:
7 N/mm²
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10/19/2007 07:52:51 PM · #7 |
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10/19/2007 08:19:42 PM · #8 |
| Are saying the concrete actuall transmits the light, or is just translucent? (i.e. lets the light through) |
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10/19/2007 08:36:02 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by Pug-H:
Are saying the concrete actuall transmits the light, or is just translucent? (i.e. lets the light through) |
The fiber-optics (glass) embedded within transmit the light through. Up close it probably looks quite pointillist.
Message edited by author 2007-10-19 20:36:18.
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10/19/2007 08:39:31 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Pug-H:
Are saying the concrete actuall transmits the light, or is just translucent? (i.e. lets the light through) |
It has embedded rods of glass fiber which transmit the light.
Originally posted by Redneck:
In ideal conditions it could possibility could match a 4 bag 2000 PSI mix, possibility less, I don̢۪t see much cement in this mixture. What are you going to fill in the cracks with, that will form no mater what you do, unless you use the small blocks shown in most of the pictures. The one shown on your post will Crack! |
Compressive Strength
50 N/mm²
50 N/mm² = 7200 psi, which is really darn good in compression. |
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10/19/2007 08:47:33 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Compressive Strength
50 N/mm²
50 N/mm² = 7200 psi, which is really darn good in compression. |
yeah, might be a question of whether it would be wise to use in an earthquake zone though ;)
I'm not sure of the math or the norms, but I imagine 7 N/mm bending is few orders of magnitude less strong than normal building supports.
Message edited by author 2007-10-19 20:48:14.
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10/19/2007 09:21:13 PM · #12 |
Ooooh what about a few strobes on the backside and model in front, ohhh with reflectors bouncing the light in..... ooooooooh wheels turning.
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10/19/2007 09:29:15 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by idnic:
Ooooh what about a few strobes on the backside and model in front, ohhh with reflectors bouncing the light in..... ooooooooh wheels turning. |
Price is an object :(
Thickness Price Minimum order quantity
[mm] [EUR/m² ] [m² ]
25 745,- 6
30 825,- 5
40 980,- 4
50 1.130,- 3
75 1.520,- 2,5
100 1.900,- 2
150 2.680,- 1
200 3.460,- 1
edit _ bah, deleted all my nice spacing :|
Message edited by author 2007-10-19 21:29:54.
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10/19/2007 09:30:27 PM · #14 |
Ouch! Okay, small-ish projects, very specific placement...
or, wait till the price drops.
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10/19/2007 09:34:16 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by idnic:
Ouch! Okay, small-ish projects, very specific placement...
or, wait till the price drops. |
Since you don't want it for structural reasons, and since you know how it's made, why not buy some fiber-optic tubing and pour your own, movable scrim on casters?
R.
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10/19/2007 09:36:16 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by idnic:
Ouch! Okay, small-ish projects, very specific placement...
or, wait till the price drops. |
Since you don't want it for structural reasons, and since you know how it's made, why not buy some fiber-optic tubing and pour your own, movable scrim on casters?
R. |
hmm, quickcrete and some cheapo fiber-optic toys, brilliant!
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10/19/2007 09:40:18 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by idnic:
Ouch! Okay, small-ish projects, very specific placement...
or, wait till the price drops. |
Since you don't want it for structural reasons, and since you know how it's made, why not buy some fiber-optic tubing and pour your own, movable scrim on casters?
R. |
Been thinking about making some faux stone lately - for the studio - but need it to be light weight. This stuff could work great in the back garden, I think. I need something lighter for the studio, like plaster of paris or (this is what inspired my thinking originally) I've seen some cool things done with joint compound, paint and wire screening. :)
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10/19/2007 09:41:25 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by idnic:
I've seen some cool things done with joint compound, paint and wire screening. :) |
Sounds a little too kinky for me :P
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10/19/2007 09:42:22 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by wavelength:
Originally posted by idnic:
I've seen some cool things done with joint compound, paint and wire screening. :) |
Sounds a little too kinky for me :P |
Steve, you really should get out more. ;)
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10/19/2007 09:49:01 PM · #20 |
I wonder how they make the optic fibers line up thru the concrete, or if it is just a random thing.
If the fibers were long enough, you could bring the light around a corner or two, and light an inside wall.
I see that it causes all the leaves to fall off nearby trees.
Message edited by author 2007-10-19 21:50:24.
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10/19/2007 09:58:55 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by idnic:
Originally posted by wavelength:
Originally posted by idnic:
I've seen some cool things done with joint compound, paint and wire screening. :) |
Sounds a little too kinky for me :P |
Steve, you really should get out more. ;) |
Just got out the other day ;)
Maybe I need to get out less?
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10/19/2007 10:30:43 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by idnic:
Been thinking about making some faux stone lately - for the studio - but need it to be light weight. This stuff could work great in the back garden, I think. I need something lighter for the studio, like plaster of paris or (this is what inspired my thinking originally) I've seen some cool things done with joint compound, paint and wire screening. :) |
You don't need concrete at ALL in the studio: all of what you have described can be used in conjunction with the fiber optics just fine. Faux Rocks that Transmit Light!
Just build a frame on casters, like a big door, wire in the fibers to locate them, surround the frame with chicken wire, and ladle on whatever goop you wish :-) Leave the fibers long, and trim them flush after finishing the surface, I'd think.
R.
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10/20/2007 03:14:00 AM · #23 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by idnic:
Been thinking about making some faux stone lately - for the studio - but need it to be light weight. This stuff could work great in the back garden, I think. I need something lighter for the studio, like plaster of paris or (this is what inspired my thinking originally) I've seen some cool things done with joint compound, paint and wire screening. :) |
You don't need concrete at ALL in the studio: all of what you have described can be used in conjunction with the fiber optics just fine. Faux Rocks that Transmit Light!
Just build a frame on casters, like a big door, wire in the fibers to locate them, surround the frame with chicken wire, and ladle on whatever goop you wish :-) Leave the fibers long, and trim them flush after finishing the surface, I'd think.
R. |
I'd be very curious to hear how this turns out. Seems like you'd want to create something more thana "wall" from it, otherwise why not a backlit textured muslin or something? You need to make something more bulky and 3d, like a glowing chair or something.
Also - be sure to coin a cool name for it, too - like LitraFauxâ„¢ or GlowyFakeRockStuffâ„¢ |
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10/20/2007 03:29:00 AM · #24 |
Oh man, the halloween ideas... :D
Got my stack of gyprock trimmings waiting to be made into plaster of paris.... the mummy may have a whole new look! |
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10/20/2007 09:27:26 AM · #25 |
I wasn't sure that "transmit" was the right word, but I guess it is. But I found another word which is even better, "transilluminate". ;-Þ
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
I'd be very curious to hear how this turns out. Seems like you'd want to create something more thana "wall" from it, otherwise why not a backlit textured muslin or something? You need to make something more bulky and 3d, like a glowing chair or something. |
Glowing chair, phttt. This is what you want to make with it: box
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