الاثنين، 16 يوليو 2012

Superhydrophobic coating on a toilet plunger


Apparently achieved by the application of nanotechnology:
This April 2010, NeverWet introduces their first product the Clean & Clear plunger. Imagine a plunger that never gets wet, never gets dirty and best of all virtually never lets any bacteria adhere to its surface. Nanotech coatings prevent water from ever touching a products surface thus making that product super hydrophobic, or easier said, super water repellent.
A comment thread at Reddit discusses the undefined risks of nanoparticles entering the water supply.  But it is a cool plunger.  Personally, I'd be more interested in a snow shovel that doesn't let a pound of wet snow stick to it after you toss a shovelful...

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