Iron Eating Bacteria

Sounds like the plot of a science fiction book I read when I was a kid:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Year-When-Stardust-Fell/dp/1463897774/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333298703&sr=8-1

OMG the first April Fools attempt....

I expect they'll have burnt 'emselves out by tomorrow.
Del

This scourge was released as a result of a self-proclaimed "very influetial businessman's" misguided efforts to drill down a mile and a half into solid granite.

He made it all the way down to La La Land, then was defeated by reality.

I remember watching this. Panorama was one of my favourite programmes.

The same year, the man who ran a serious BBC radio programme told of a new piece of equipment which, from the outside of the room, would make a film of the inside using the sounds emanating from the inside.

_{British spelling because it's about the UK, I find myself doing that a great deal.}

The date of this report is remarkably suspicious.....

Press Release: Immediate Release:

Dateline: 4-1-2012 Location: Undisclosed::::::::::::

LynDoor™Industries Inc. Natural Resources Division announced today that an extensive deposit of Biphylaryl5orthopedic9dodeconalsulfoxide has been discovered somewhere in the southwest United States.

Permits have been issued and mining will begin in the morning. No refining will be necessary, so the newly discovered deposit of the minerals in pure matrix form will re-write history, and my be singlehandedly responsible for saving mankind.

It is reported to be the largest deposit of naturally occurring Kevlar®Titanium alloy matrix ever discovered and will flood the market with steel replacement products just in time to save the world.

LynDoor™

KrisDelTM has a cheaper substitue material made of compressed Squirrel sh1t and Cat fur.
Has good insulation properties too.
Del

Just don't get it wet!

When it is exposed to water, sh1t does down, fur goes up and sticks to ceiling then drops onto occupants.

Floors are slick as sh1t and attract all the dogs in the neighborhood.

(Former KrisDel quality inspector)

I have it covered. TCM Tech Service has a service update to fix those problems.

I may even have a sales person available soon too. He's crazier than squirrel sh!t and operantly has been selling it selling it for some time now with surprising success.

I think he may even be willing to work for Handy Wipes and tokens for the local car wash for his payment.

All this talk about food is making me hungry.

I'm going down to the local restaurant and order a platter of:

Lopado­temacho­selacho­galeo­kranio­leipsano­drim­hypo­trimmato­silphio­parao­melito­katakechy­meno­kichl­epi­kossypho­phatto­perister­alektryon­opte­kephallio­kigklo­peleio­lagoio­siraio­baphe­tragano­pterygon.

YUM YUM DELICIOUS!!

"Is our future back to the stone ages?"

Unlikely. They found a bacterium which eats stone. Gonna make mining for iron and all those other metals practically effortless, but there's gonna be a backlash. Droves of pissed off miners becoming genetics engineers to spite their former employers. Not a pretty sight.

In 1980s in Saudi Arabia damage to deepwell submersible pumps(400m depth) was attributed to iron bacteria. Even insulation of motor winding(4.16kV) was replaced by manufacturer.

The NanoBorg have made it to Earth? We're DOOMED!

Yes, iron eating bacteria really do exist, here's a pic of them at work on the Titanic's engines..( note: these are nearly 4 stories high). luckily they are controlled by rust eating bacteria...