Post by Leon Grad on Apr 27, 2023 17:19:39 GMT
Now this isn't a Pangaean invention its actually a variation on the "Starlite" paint invented a few decades ago. PangaTech has been revisiting this invention and trying to improve on it. Basically it's a white, glue-like gooey substance that you can paint on any surface, and it'll make that surface resistant to the flames of a fire.
The paint won't ignite, instead it'll darken and grow tiny spikey structures on its own surface when exposed to an intense heat, and then those structures will act as an insulator, preventing the heat from traveling any further. As a result, the painted object is shielded from the heat. The original Starlite demonstration (of which the recipe is lost) showed how an egg would remain raw despite being blasted under the fire of a torch for several minutes, all that filmed live on TV. Very entertaining stuff that attracted the attention of both private and government agencies.
There has been countless attempts at re-discovering the original recipe, all that we know is that the original paint was entirely made from ingredients found in a common household kitchen; according to one source the recipe would be "10 parts corn starch, 1 part baking soda, 4 parts PVA glue", but we've been experimenting with adding wood ashes, which have very low thermal conductivity. We're also getting rid of the glue, as to make the paint non-toxic.
The paint won't ignite, instead it'll darken and grow tiny spikey structures on its own surface when exposed to an intense heat, and then those structures will act as an insulator, preventing the heat from traveling any further. As a result, the painted object is shielded from the heat. The original Starlite demonstration (of which the recipe is lost) showed how an egg would remain raw despite being blasted under the fire of a torch for several minutes, all that filmed live on TV. Very entertaining stuff that attracted the attention of both private and government agencies.
There has been countless attempts at re-discovering the original recipe, all that we know is that the original paint was entirely made from ingredients found in a common household kitchen; according to one source the recipe would be "10 parts corn starch, 1 part baking soda, 4 parts PVA glue", but we've been experimenting with adding wood ashes, which have very low thermal conductivity. We're also getting rid of the glue, as to make the paint non-toxic.