"It would be a cool method to apply to the manufacturing process," she suggested, "how to make a cube with soft tissue instead of just moulding it."
I know there's pressure for everyone to argue that their research has practical applications, and this one's probably a long shot, but it would be so cool and hilarious if this ends up being useful.
Q: How do you refuel the solid rocket boosters on Mars?
A: Well first, let me tell you something interesting about wombats...
I'm not one who'd put pressure on science to prioritize focus on what industry finds useful (which adds opportunity for bias in funding).
Instead I was hoping this article would shed light on why in (vulgar) slang we say "sh... bricks". The opportunity for a bad pun here was lost by the author, the researchers, and everyone commenting on twitter so far.
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I know there's pressure for everyone to argue that their research has practical applications, and this one's probably a long shot, but it would be so cool and hilarious if this ends up being useful.
Q: How do you refuel the solid rocket boosters on Mars? A: Well first, let me tell you something interesting about wombats...
I'm not one who'd put pressure on science to prioritize focus on what industry finds useful (which adds opportunity for bias in funding).
Instead I was hoping this article would shed light on why in (vulgar) slang we say "sh... bricks". The opportunity for a bad pun here was lost by the author, the researchers, and everyone commenting on twitter so far.
The Register used it back in 2018: https://www.theregister.com/2018/11/19/wombat_cube_poo_demys...