Daily Archives: October 14, 2005

It's the Flea's Knees

In today’s Guardian:

A type of rubbery material based on the protein that helps fleas jump could be used to repair damaged arteries, Nature reports today.

But it gets better. Kurzweil AI spins it like this:

Future versions of the material could be used to make resilient human spare parts, including spinal discs and artificial arteries.

How about giving us knees that would allow us to jump distances proportional to what fleas do? If I had a set of those, I could jump to work every day. Okay, maybe it would take three or four hops, but still.

It’s the Flea’s Knees

In today’s Guardian:

A type of rubbery material based on the protein that helps fleas jump could be used to repair damaged arteries, Nature reports today.

But it gets better. Kurzweil AI spins it like this:

Future versions of the material could be used to make resilient human spare parts, including spinal discs and artificial arteries.

How about giving us knees that would allow us to jump distances proportional to what fleas do? If I had a set of those, I could jump to work every day. Okay, maybe it would take three or four hops, but still.