dt_3pin Posted April 2, 2008 Posted April 2, 2008 Sorry if this is a repost, but putty nuts? WTF? Anybody checked these out? Quote
catbirdseat Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 This could be the real deal. There ARE materials that have the characteristics claimed for this product. These materials are able to "flow" under slow and steady stresses, but are unable to react quickly to short-term stress. In other words you can press these into a crack and they'll stay put. Fall on them and they'll stay. I imagine that they have at their core a standard aluminum nut. Quote
JBo6 Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 Ha, I was waiting for someone else to post these, because I almost did. The things you learn. Quote
olyclimber Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 Those I would LOVE to test. I'm going to write Camp. Quote
denalidave Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 Wow, I always thought of something like that but figured it was way off in the future. I guess we really do live in the future now... Quote
OlympicMtnBoy Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 Don't tell me this is an April fools joke. I definitely need some of those on my aid rack! Quote
layton Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 I've been climbing on them exclusively for a year now and climbing in my gecko skin gloves and slippers with my fancy new cilogear pack fabric Quote
G-spotter Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 Dr. Aprile Pazzo? I believe he posts here from time to time. Quote
rob Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 Wasn't Dr. Pazzo the same one who discovered the hothead naked ice borer? Quote
111 Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 digging around, the d30 stuff does sound legit and pretty friggin cool. Quote
mountainmatt Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 Exactly. Come on people, a climbing company is going to produce something that looks like used chewing gum on a cable? They would at least be made from a mold. This is right up there with the friction hook Quote
hemp22 Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 it's right up there with the "suction cup pro" (a.k.a plunger head) prank too. Quote
Hendershot Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 What does Aprile Pazzo translate to in Italian? and what is the release date for these......Lets put 2 & 2 together, here. Quote
bar-tacked Posted May 16, 2008 Posted May 16, 2008 In case some of you are still wondering about this: http://www.rockandice.com/inthemag.php?id=56&type=tnbeblast It seems a matter of time though, before somebody comes up with something equally crazy for real. Makes me wonder how much the technology can move forward without degrading the nature of climbing... Having said that, if the gear looked the same like 50 years ago, I wouldn't have balls to even start climbing in the first place. Quote
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