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David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)

David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)

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I have a load of kitchen utensils made of silicone. They’re great: heatproof so you can leave them in the pan, poor thermal conductors so doing so doesn’t burn your hands, and soft so they don’t damage non-stick things.

But I remain in awe of whichever materials scientist looked at stone and said ‘this is great, but it would be better if we made it squidgy’ and then did it. Who looks at stone and decides it should be squidgy?

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David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)

David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)

@david_chisnall@infosec.exchange remote
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I have a load of kitchen utensils made of silicone. They’re great: heatproof so you can leave them in the pan, poor thermal conductors so doing so doesn’t burn your hands, and soft so they don’t damage non-stick things.

But I remain in awe of whichever materials scientist looked at stone and said ‘this is great, but it would be better if we made it squidgy’ and then did it. Who looks at stone and decides it should be squidgy?