Yeah, I was thinking it’s like the “Voyager Has Left the Solar System” story - we’ve heard that several times over the years, and probably will again.
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BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 8 months agoQuick lime as a ‘concrete’ is nothing new, or newly rediscovered though… The story seems to come up every few years, and anyone that has used a fluidised lime boiler knows how good quick lime is at forming concrete.
Deebster@programming.dev 8 months ago
GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 8 months ago
To be fair, we keep expanding what we class as the solar system. Poor old voyager keeps getting the goalposts moved!
baronofclubs@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The year is 76,014. Voyager still hasn’t left the solar system. Also, the solar system now contains Proxima Centauri.
SoylentBlake@lemm.ee 8 months ago
What is that, like 12 people now?
Brcht@lemmy.world 8 months ago
And, coincidentally, every time the story comes up there’s a company ready to sell you the magic roman concrete.