Sick of low efficiency high drag hulls? me too! Rahul Ganguli of Teledyne Scientific in Thousand Oaks, California has been testing work on a new skin which oozes a slimy through the hull preventing things like bacteria, algae, plants, barnacles, tube worms, plantars warts, and rampant acne from forming thus decreasing drag and saving up to 20% of its fuel.
Inspired by the long-finned pilot whale which oozes a proctective gel through its special criss crossed skin. Thus making it almost impossible to hug or lasso. This sounds like a novel solution for female wrestling and its self cleaning properties are a refreshing solution to mud.
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