On 2/7/06, Alistair Bell <albell@uvic.ca> wrote:
>
> Ok  all you smarty pants Vanagon owners, you've seen it used by NASA,
> and now its your turn.
>
> Just drop a few k on some aerogel samples now being sold by United
> Nuclear. Go on, line the walls with stuff, it has a nice high R factor,
> fireproof and weighs only 3 times as much as air.
>
>
> Take a look: http://www.unitednuclear.com/aerogel.htm
>
>
> :)

OK, so these guys sweep up NASA's floors when they shatter a few of these
Aerogel tiles. Next thing you know they are selling them for $30 a broken
sliver?

Since it is so absorbent, it would not be suitable for Vanagon use as it
will be full of moisture in no time. On top of that, any collision in the
insulated panel will destroy the insulation not to mention scatter slivers
of Aerogel all over the van. On a positive note, you would have a lot of $30
slivers to market on the Internet.

BenT