Friday, March 21, 2008

They need a dyson.

I guess astronauts have more practical things to worry about on planetary bodies such as the moon than aliens. One of the biggest problem facing our intrepid explorers is the smallest: microscopic moon dust.

With their finely tuned, and undoubtebly complex(and expensive) space stuff, these tiny particles of glass and minerals can do huge damage. Not to mention trying to keep that lunar module looking shiny. But, I digress.

I'm sure dyson has already made something that applies to this, but his probably doesn't use the power of magnets. Scientists have an idea to use magnets to filter, brush, and otherwise eliminate this problem. Apparently, lunar dust is mostly glass, with tiny particles of iron embedded within. So,next time you take a quick jaunt to the moon, don't forget your magnetic jewelry.

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