The lightest material ever, less dense than helium
10 years ago by minesomuch · 2077 Likes · 10 comments · Popular
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pokethebear
· 10 years ago
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What is it called?
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soccerplayer9923
· 10 years ago
Aerogel
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kurukuruguy
· 10 years ago
Graphene aerogel, to be specific.
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gunnerwolf
· 10 years ago
if it's less dense than helium, it floats upward due to it being far less dense than air.
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guest
· 10 years ago
Also, gases don't have a definite density because they expand to fill the volume available to them.
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pastywhitegirl
· 10 years ago
so why isn't it floating upward
guest
· 10 years ago
Fuck up its lighter than helium it wont be a solid
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guest
· 10 years ago
just because something is lighter than a gas doesnt mean it cant be a solid
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asteroid
· 10 years ago
Aerogel is a synthetic porous ultralight material derived from a gel, in which the liquid component of the gel has been replaced with a gas. The result is a solid with extremely low density and low thermal conductivity. Nicknames include frozen smoke,solid smoke, solid air, or blue smoke owing to its translucent nature and the way light scatters in the material. It feels like fragile expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) to the touch. Aerogels can be made from a variety of chemical compounds.
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warren5463
· 7 years ago
yeah its not less dense the helium but still very light
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