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1 February 2010

In defense of wagons

Jalopnik (admitted wagon-lover hideout) has written a call to arms for all those in favor of the five-door. As a “Sportback” owner myself, I do view a day when my people can come out from behind such marketing speak to embrace our rightful place at the top of the automotive heap.

We are wagons. We are the future.

I would coat my life in liquid glass

Nanopool, a German nanotech company, is shopping around its new liquid glass coating. Once sprayed on, any surface from fabric to metal to stone is completely protected from dirt, bacteria, stains and the like. Materials can be easily wiped down with nothing more than hot water and returned to a level of cleanliness normally associated with harsh chemicals or back-breaking labor.

I WANT THIS. I will spray it on my car, inside and out. I will coat my furniture in it. Dip my clothes in it. Cover my electronics in it. “Clyde, you’re going for a swim.” Etc.

Read the article and share my fervor:

Spray-on miracle could revolutionise manufacturing

(Thanks, The Independent.)