Did anyone here catch the first episode of this History Channel series on Tuesday (if not, it'll air again on Saturday)? It's a new weekly series that shows how technology that was once exclusive only to the military is now implemented in civilian life as well. It was pretty interesting.       It'll most likely be the second series on the History Channel that I'll follow regularly (the first being Mail Call, of course). -G
      True, but it's still pretty interesting how stuff used only by the military at first eventually make their way into the civilian market.       I recorded the second episode yesterday but have yet to see it (hopefully I'll have time to watch it tonight). -G
My pops works in technology transfer for the military. I used to see all kinds of cool stuff when I was a little kid - memory metals (the demo was a paper-clip looking wire bent to look like a three-leaf clover. You could straighten it out, turn a hair dryer on it, and it would spring back into shape) were probably the coolest for a 12-year-old. I couldn't possibly tell you what technologies my father has played a role in transferring to civilian use, but it's possible that one of the items featured on that show might have passed thru his hands.