| From: | John E Pederson <lobo1@****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Rhenium polymers |
| Date: | Mon, 28 Jul 1997 10:45:47 EDT |
<Hank.Jackson@*********.COM> writes:
>This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not
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Galen, you're sending out MIME. Please fix your mailer so it isn't. It'll
save you having to listen to Spike scream and yell:) Besides, I don't
think everyone's mailer is MIME-compatible (or MIME-ignorant, like mine:)
>Hello all,
>
>I thought of an unusual use for Rhenium polymers. If they were coated
>on cybereyes, they would eliminate the need for corneal filters. Some
>of the NPC's described in Prime Runners have their cybereyes listed as
>a
>distingiushing feature. Colorchanging cybereyes would help those for
>whom disguise to a common occurance. There are a few problems with
>coated cybereyes:
An interesting idea (btw, they're Ruthenium fibers, not Rhenium:)
>1. Can the polymers withstand the bodily fluids in and around the eye
>without degradation of the polymer fibers? Most polymers are fairly
>stable in my experience, though I do not know the properties of these
>particular polmers.
Would it matter? You simply put them in the 'iris' in the cybereyes and
they never come in contact with a person's bodily fluids (or when they do
you'll be needing new cybereyes, anyway)
>2. Will the low voltage current required to change the color of the
>fibers interfere with the functioning of the cybereye? This is one
>that I have no idea about.
It could, but I don't think it would. Not unless (small) magnetic fields
and low voltage current on/in a person's body (ala the battery pack for
that cyberradio) would already interfere with their operation.
>3. Are the polymers dangerous to the body? Will the chemical change
>initiated by the voltage harm the eye cavity or the body as a whole?
>If
>the polymers were inert, it would be no different than an uncoated
>cybereye.
As I said, it would be easier to enclose the polymers witin the cybereye,
where they'd be protected from the elements and the body.
>This may require a ruling from the GM for individual games, which may
>not have much relation to reality (reality, what's that?).
>
>Can anyone give me more info about this very useful piece of
>equipment?
I hope I helped, at least a little bit. Do we have a chemist on the list,
somewhere?
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