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Posted by earthworm, around 16th March 2006:
 
stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/photo...

"The lightest or least dense solid is the aerogel. The winning composition, produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, consists of 99.8% air and 0.2% silicon dioxide"
Posted by zxenor_DUPE1, around 16th March 2006:
 
all of those images look fake
Posted by WarHead, around 17th March 2006:
 
What would you do with it if you had it?
Posted by ellipse, around 17th March 2006:
 
feed it to monkeys
Posted by WarHead, around 17th March 2006:
 
Good answer. Could you make a shield out of it to protect yourself from drop bears?
Posted by earthworm, around 17th March 2006:
 
I think it looks cool... Solid smoke... :D

I would make a toilet seat out of it then it would always be warm to the touch and air temp.