Light transmitting concrete

zippyt · 05-23-2004, 02:37 AM

I have seen fire retardent concrete , colored concrete, concrete with hair in it , with steel wires in it , concrete that will set up under water , and concrete to repair bridges that will harden in a day or two , but this is new !!
http://optics.org/articles/news/10/3/10/1#concrete2

Yelof · 05-23-2004, 02:50 AM

Makes me think of slow glass a concept explored by the SF writer Bob Shaw in a number of stories, glass that traps and stores light, slowely releasing it over time..i.e. Light of other days as linked above

xoxoxoBruce · 05-23-2004, 08:47 AM

That's cool, Zip. In the picture above, it looks like the stack of blocks are being held down to the channel on the floor by three tie rods with plates and nuts on top. Yet the rods don't show a shadow because the optical fibers bypass the rods. That means anything like reinforcement or utilities, within reason, could be embedded in the wall without being shown in shadow.

Kitsune · 05-23-2004, 08:56 AM

concrete with hair in it , with steel wires in it

...concrete with Jimmy Hoffa in it...

zippyt · 05-23-2004, 05:01 PM

That's cool, Zip. In the picture above, it looks like the stack of blocks are being held down to the channel on the floor by three tie rods with plates and nuts on top. Yet the rods don't show a shadow because the optical fibers bypass the rods. That means anything like reinforcement or utilities, within reason, could be embedded in the wall without being shown in shadow.

I would think that if the fiber was wraped AROUND the conduit or structural member then it wouldn't show as a shadow .

Alsothink about the fun that could be had with multi color leds , whole pannels of them , you could have a company logo scroll up or down a sky scraper , or at Xmas you could have all kinds of designes like sants flying from building to building in a big city !!
Oh and you could have a building that the burgler or fire alarm was going off flash red !!! that would make it easyer for cops to find it .

wolf · 05-23-2004, 05:36 PM

It's the walls in Color!! (comment will make sense only to those who have read Only Forward)

BrianR · 05-23-2004, 08:30 PM

OR!

You could really mess with the minds of people on acid.

Imagine THAT trip!

Brian "who has never used acid"

russotto · 05-24-2004, 12:44 PM

Am I the only one who suspects painted concrete and a staged photo?

Kitsune · 05-24-2004, 12:54 PM

Am I the only one who suspects painted concrete and a staged photo?

It sounds like they just put glass strands in it, like fiber optics. If you've ever been to Epcot and stay for the night fireworks, you'll have already seen a very early application of this -- the sidewalks twinkle, sparkle, and have all sorts of colorful light patterns embedded into the concrete. The blocks can be found just before you exit under the "Spaceship Earth" ball. If you venture away from the main exit paths, you'll find extremely beautiful ones with intricate, spiralling patterns near the gift shops.

Kitsune · 05-24-2004, 12:57 PM

Grainy image of one of the sidewalks at Epcot, Orlando.

The images in the concrete are invisible during the day.

05-23-2004, 02:37 AM	#1
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Light transmitting concrete I have seen fire retardent concrete , colored concrete, concrete with hair in it , with steel wires in it , concrete that will set up under water , and concrete to repair bridges that will harden in a day or two , but this is new !! http://optics.org/articles/news/10/3/10/1#concrete2 Attached Images __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

05-23-2004, 08:47 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's cool, Zip. In the picture above, it looks like the stack of blocks are being held down to the channel on the floor by three tie rods with plates and nuts on top. Yet the rods don't show a shadow because the optical fibers bypass the rods. That means anything like reinforcement or utilities, within reason, could be embedded in the wall without being shown in shadow. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-23-2004, 05:01 PM	#5
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	That's cool, Zip. In the picture above, it looks like the stack of blocks are being held down to the channel on the floor by three tie rods with plates and nuts on top. Yet the rods don't show a shadow because the optical fibers bypass the rods. That means anything like reinforcement or utilities, within reason, could be embedded in the wall without being shown in shadow. I would think that if the fiber was wraped AROUND the conduit or structural member then it wouldn't show as a shadow . Alsothink about the fun that could be had with multi color leds , whole pannels of them , you could have a company logo scroll up or down a sky scraper , or at Xmas you could have all kinds of designes like sants flying from building to building in a big city !! Oh and you could have a building that the burgler or fire alarm was going off flash red !!! that would make it easyer for cops to find it . __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

05-23-2004, 05:36 PM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	It's the walls in Color!! (comment will make sense only to those who have read Only Forward) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-23-2004, 08:30 PM	#7
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	OR! You could really mess with the minds of people on acid. Imagine THAT trip! Brian "who has never used acid" __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

05-23-2004, 02:50 AM	#2
Yelof neither here nor there Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 179	Makes me think of slow glass a concept explored by the SF writer Bob Shaw in a number of stories, glass that traps and stores light, slowely releasing it over time..i.e. Light of other days as linked above

05-23-2004, 08:56 AM	#4
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	concrete with hair in it , with steel wires in it ...concrete with Jimmy Hoffa in it...

05-24-2004, 12:44 PM	#8
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Am I the only one who suspects painted concrete and a staged photo?

05-24-2004, 12:54 PM	#9
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Am I the only one who suspects painted concrete and a staged photo? It sounds like they just put glass strands in it, like fiber optics. If you've ever been to Epcot and stay for the night fireworks, you'll have already seen a very early application of this -- the sidewalks twinkle, sparkle, and have all sorts of colorful light patterns embedded into the concrete. The blocks can be found just before you exit under the "Spaceship Earth" ball. If you venture away from the main exit paths, you'll find extremely beautiful ones with intricate, spiralling patterns near the gift shops.

05-24-2004, 12:57 PM	#10
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Grainy image of one of the sidewalks at Epcot, Orlando. The images in the concrete are invisible during the day.

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