Re: Monomolecular wire, not monofilament!

On Sun, 10 May 1998 11:11:42 -0700, Samuel Reynolds
<reynol@primenet.com>
wrote:

>Can we say "monowire", as used in some gaming systems (e.g., GURPS)
>for monomolecular wire, instead of monofilament, as used in nylon
>fishing line? The term "monofilament," as commonly used, describes
>a line or cord that is a single, non-crystaline, non-woven strand,
>as in the monofilament nylon line commonly used with a rod and reel
>for catching fish.

Thank you! This was bugging me, too. Monofilament wire is simply a wire
made
from one filament. A piece of copper wire, with the outer case stripped
off,
could be a monofilament wire.

A monomolecular wire, found in Larry Niven's stuff, et al, is wire that
is one
molecule thick. It should cut through just about anything. 

Allan Goodall	     agoodall@sympatico.ca

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