From:	Robert Watkins <bob@**.NTU.EDU.AU>
Subject:	An interesting use of ruthenium polymers...
Date:	Tue, 1 Aug 1995 18:48:19 +0930

A new, and definately practical, use of ruthenium polymers...

Ruthenium Clothing

New to the fashion scene, but already making a massive impact in evening
wear, the Ruthenium Jacket, from Vashon Island. A seamless blending of
cuttting edge fashion and high technology, the Ruthenium line of clothing
is guaranteed never to become blase or dull. Featuring a never ending, and
constantly changing range of colours, Ruthenium Clothing uses the new
Ruthenium Polymer technology to change colours at the flick of an electron!
Each individual thread, and every part of each thread, can be a different
colour! And these colours can change by the microsecond. Computer
controlled, the range of possible patterns and designs is endless.

Legality: Legal. Availability: 5/2 days. Street Index: You're kidding,
right? Price: (Jacket) 30,000Y

>>>>>>[Okay, why the frag is this corp-drek in a shadow
post?]<<<<<<
-- Rampage <17:46:34/8-1-56>

>>>>>>[Hey, this stuff is wiz! I've got fractal patterns flowing across
my
sleeves right now!]<<<<<<
-- ToyBoy <17:50:34/8-1-56>

>>>>>>[Think for a second, Rampage. This stuff can become any design
whatsoever. It's just computer controlled. Forget the high-flying fashion,
all it is is standard ruthenium polymers (yeah right, new tech), and a
slightly modified control program. And the SECOND part of the post is the
program. My fixer wanted to sell it to me for a grand.]<<<<<
-- Darkstar <18:00:00/8-1-56>

>>>>>>[I still don't get it yet]<<<<<<
-- Puzzled <18:02:00/8-1-56>

>>>>>>[Think. Ruthenium polymers can be applied to anything. And the
only
difference between, say, the uniform of Fuchi security and Mitsuhama is the
insignia on the back. At the flick of a switch you can change your
alliegance. Great in a confused firefight. *grin*]<<<<<
-- Darkstar <18:04:23/8-1-56>

>>>>>>[What's wrong with the chameleon suit
idea?]<<<<<<
-- Rapid Fire <18:06:34/8-1-56>

>>>>>>[The damn cameras are too awkward. Plus you rarely get a full
view,
and after all is said and done, you STILL leave a shadow. And additional
gel packs for power got too heavy.]<<<<<<
-- Neo-Sam <19:20:22/8-1-56>

>>>>>>[BTW, if you don't change the colours too often, the gel packs
last a
lot longer... up to 6 hours, even. The afore-mentioned fractal pattern
lasts about one hour.]<<<<<
-- TechnoGal <19:34:22/8-1-56>

>>>>>>[The control program is readily modified to different shapes, as
well. One minute you're driving a blue van, next it's in the colours of a
FedEx courier]<<<<<<
-- HoudiniII <20:12:22/8-1-56>

Comments anyone?

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