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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    09/08/09

    In reply to Steel 'Velcro' Made By Germans Supports 35 Tons, Heat At Up To 800 Degrees Celsius
    Once you've velcroed it, you can never unvelcro anymore!
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    09/07/09

    In reply to Steel 'Velcro' Made By Germans Supports 35 Tons, Heat At Up To 800 Degrees Celsius
    That should hold back those centurians...
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    Image of magoocas magoocas
    09/05/09

    In reply to Steel 'Velcro' Made By Germans Supports 35 Tons, Heat At Up To 800 Degrees Celsius
    "Although its not clear how much of this stuff they're talking about to support that much weight"

    Oh come on, don't be hatin on Metric:

    "A square metre of the new fastener, called Metaklett, is capable of supporting 35 tonnes at temperatures up to 800 ºC,"

    Looks like its about 1 square meter to me (approx. 10.7 sq ft). And that would actually hold 38.58 tons (35 tonnes).

    Interesting note, according to a source on Wikipedia 2 square inches of Hook-and-Loop fasteners (Velcro), is enough to support a 175 pound person to a wall. So that means on the perpendicular 1 square meter of Velcro would support 61 tons!(I doubt its that high as the increase in surface area will proabably not translate to a linear increase in holding strength, but still its probably at least half that). By contrast this metal Velcro can only hold 7 tons on the perpendicular.
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    kosai promoted this comment Edited by magoocas at 09/05/09 11:16 AM magoocas was starred magoocas was unstarred
    Image of Magicant Magicant
    09/05/09

    In reply to Steel 'Velcro' Made By Germans Supports 35 Tons, Heat At Up To 800 Degrees Celsius

    And 25 years later, Letterman would be permanently doing his show from the wall.
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    09/05/09

    @Magicant: Ahhh the good old days of Letterman.
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    Image of Inception Inception
    09/05/09

    In reply to Steel 'Velcro' Made By Germans Supports 35 Tons, Heat At Up To 800 Degrees Celsius
    Well, how do you un-velcro it?
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    FrankenPC promoted this comment Inception was starred Inception was unstarred
    Image of qbrad qbrad
    09/05/09

    In reply to Steel 'Velcro' Made By Germans Supports 35 Tons, Heat At Up To 800 Degrees Celsius
    Jason... Do NOT pants this.
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    Image of (Starman) Mudkip [Happy 40th, Sesame Street!] (Starman) Mudkip [Happy 40th, Sesame Street!]
    09/05/09

    In reply to Steel 'Velcro' Made By Germans Supports 35 Tons, Heat At Up To 800 Degrees Celsius
    Maybe LindsayJoy's MBP can have a real kick out of these. ;)
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    Identity≈Spontaneity promoted this comment (Starman) Mudkip [Happy 40th, Sesame Street!] was starred (Starman) Mudkip [Happy 40th, Sesame Street!] was unstarred
    Image of PaddyDugan PaddyDugan
    09/04/09

    In reply to Steel 'Velcro' Made By Germans Supports 35 Tons, Heat At Up To 800 Degrees Celsius
    Glue failure - never had a problem with the velcro holding it's bond. The bloody glue is the weak point. Get my point?
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    Image of AEchinoderm AEchinoderm
    09/04/09

    @PaddyDugan: Welding.
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    Pope John Peeps II promoted this comment AEchinoderm was starred AEchinoderm was unstarred
    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/05/09

    @AEchinoderm: It's sort of hilarious how many people on this site seem to think that someone would go to the trouble of inventing a multi-ton resistant metal velcro, then what.... epoxy it to a building and then try to hold a jeep up with it??
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    Image of Identity (Metric) Identity (Metric)
    09/05/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Wow.
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    Image of lostinthe4th lostinthe4th
    09/04/09

    In reply to Steel 'Velcro' Made By Germans Supports 35 Tons, Heat At Up To 800 Degrees Celsius
    Important note: It says that it takes a square meter to support 35 tons. Or 7 tons, I can't tell.

    Also: those weights are downward force- held by the strip. It could be removed probably with twice the strength of regular velcro, I figure. Or not.
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    Image of Zencyde Zencyde
    09/04/09

    @lostinthe4th: Thank you. Upon reading, my awareness of Gizmodo's lack of physics experience rose sharply.
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    Image of whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII
    09/04/09

    @Zencyde: Other than getting the tonne-to-pounds conversion wrong (which is pretty common really, look around), what mistake did they make that raised your "awareness?"
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    Edited by whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII at 09/04/09 11:08 PM whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII was starred whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII was unstarred
    Image of AEchinoderm AEchinoderm
    09/04/09

    @Zencyde: Not to mention the lack of physics spelling. Celcius my fanny! All together now: "C-E-L-S-I-U-S"!
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    Image of whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII
    09/04/09

    @AEchinoderm: Looks like they edited it already, or you're pullin' stuff out of your butt. ;)
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    Edited by whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII at 09/04/09 11:56 PM whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII was starred whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII was unstarred
    Image of €hЯ!§ €hЯ!§
    09/05/09

    @lostinthe4th: I think it means it supports 35 tons, but takes over 7 tons to separate the two strips. I'm not entirely sure, though.

    @AEchinoderm: Way to be a douche. Sorry that Jason is only human.
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    Image of Zencyde Zencyde
    09/15/09

    @whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII: The fact that they states "35 tons of force" without a directional unit. Vectors are way important in physics.
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    Image of the name is dan the name is dan
    09/04/09

    In reply to Steel 'Velcro' Made By Germans Supports 35 Tons, Heat At Up To 800 Degrees Celsius
    I thought the temperature guy's name was Celsius. Oh well... metric system be damned.
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    09/05/09

    @the name is dan: The Duke of Metric is very unamused by you disrespecting his system. When he awakens from his platinum sarcophagus he will exact exactly 800 KG of vengeance.
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    Image of The Dude The Dude
    09/04/09

    In reply to Steel 'Velcro' Made By Germans Supports 35 Tons, Heat At Up To 800 Degrees Celsius
    I've got a question... If it takes 7-35 tons to seperate the strips, then how the hell are you supposed to the what ever the fuck you velcro'd together apart?
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    09/04/09

    @The Dude: wd-40
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    Image of Mike Wiltse Mike Wiltse
    09/04/09

    @The Dude:
    I don't have time to research it but it looks like you have to start at the right end and pull it out then up. pulling straight out will cause those hooks to grab but if you pull it out and away first they wouldnt grab hold.
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    TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment Mike Wiltse was starred Mike Wiltse was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    09/04/09

    @The Dude: Velcro has amazing strength on horizontal and verticle pull. But at 45 degrees, it has barely any.
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    09/04/09

    @The Dude: OR, a couple of drunk buddies and a few bad ideas
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    06/30/09

    In reply to Brando Camera Action Mount Is One Step Above Duct Tape
    I can use a Canon on my handlebars? My handlebars?
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    Image of Mark Robinson Mark Robinson
    06/30/09

    In reply to Brando Camera Action Mount Is One Step Above Duct Tape
    I notice the complete lack of vibration protection for the camera and the fact that the way its strapped on to a that handlebar is limited to what bikes it will actually attach to never mind the fat tha one minor bump will send it flipping fownrds pointing at the front wheel andnot much else.


    So you'll either completley shatter your camera within minutes with the ibration or spend all your time topping to make it point the right way up.


    Product FAIL!

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    06/30/09

    @Mark Robinson: Notice the rubber "feet". Will provide some dampening, and with their forked shape, will stop it from flipping forward.
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    Image of chillywilly chillywilly
    06/30/09

    @Mark Robinson: Agreed. Vibration protection is critical to mounting a camera on a bike. I made a DIY mount for my scooter using PVC connectors and rubber grommets.


    I'd hate to see what the video is like from this camera mount.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
    06/30/09

    @chillywilly: This has rubber grommets as well. You can see them at the end of the mount, touching the handlebars.
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