Julie Wells
Steve SilbermanMy fellow obsessive #GratefulDead fans will enjoy this history of "Ice Nine," the mysterious substance in Kurt Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle" that gave its name to the Dead's publishing company. [via @NicoleCRust] https://www.ge.com/news/reports/cool-science-vonnegut-ge-research
Susan is Surfeited on Politics@stevesilberman @NicoleCRust, I didn’t know about the Dead’s publishing company, but I was always fascinated by the idea of an Ice Nine after reading Cat’s Cradle in my youth. This article was riveting - thanks!
Martin Vermeer FCD@stevesilberman @NicoleCRust Perhaps Bridgman would have deserved a mention.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Williams_Bridgman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Williams_Bridgman
szescstopni@stevesilberman @NicoleCRust Trying to find out how much dry ice Schaefer dropped – the link here has 3 lb, wikipedia has 6 lb, earthmagazine has 80 :)