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    Will a Fly Survive a Car Accident?

    Would a fly traveling in a car that hits a brick wall be killed? Windows closed, fly around the middle of the car.. aircon off :P Im thinking that the fly would lose enough momentum before it hits the front window or dashboard to survive.. :D
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    Transparent Metal: Debate Over Turbine Wheel Visibility

    I can forgive people for thinking that metal can become translucent, looking into a glowing stainless steel manifold you can see some very interesting effects :) May i ask what you do? Steve
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    Transparent Metal: Debate Over Turbine Wheel Visibility

    they have come up with the claims, they are asking me to prove it can't happen 0_o crazy i know. They also claim that the effect can't be captured on video or still camera. there is nothing i can do to convince these guys.. :(
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    Transparent Metal: Debate Over Turbine Wheel Visibility

    this is the response i got from posting what you said. "yeah, they're doing the same thing as we are. How do they know that the atomic structure of the metal behaves in the exact same way when it's hot? What about different metals? Does it change things if the internal objects are at a...
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    Transparent Metal: Debate Over Turbine Wheel Visibility

    excellent, thanks for your reply :) Makes perfect sense to me :)
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    Transparent Metal: Debate Over Turbine Wheel Visibility

    can anyone tell me why light can't pass through 1000 degree metal. does temperature have any effect at all on metals refractive index?
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    Transparent Metal: Debate Over Turbine Wheel Visibility

    Hi Integral, thanks for the quick response. The link to the topic is: http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=120630 its 9pages long now, only read it if your very bored hehe A few questions about your post. What the some people are arguing about black body radiation is...
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    Transparent Metal: Debate Over Turbine Wheel Visibility

    There is a HUGE debate going on over at another forum i frequent, several people are claiming that their turbos become translucent at extreme temperatures. They claim they are able to see the turbine wheel spinning through the housing. Another group is claiming that what you are seeing is not...
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