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Volvo is turning its attention to two-wheeled safety, for the moment. The Swedish car manufacturer and UK design firm Grey London have partnered with Albedo100 to create a reflective spraypaint that's only visible at night. It's called LifePaint, but it's technically not paint; it's a washable material that lasts about 10 days after application. It's also completely invisible until it's hit *by the glare of a car's headlights — then it glows.
or maybe just for ho'ard
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Hmm.. a spray paint that is invisible until hit with headlights. That has huge potential - for teenage pranksters and vandals.
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Volvo shows love for Black
...or maybe just for ho'ard
Took me a minute. :-)
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I thought they were going to be reviving Henry Ford's "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black".
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Huh.
It's interesting enough, from a tech viewpoint.
I'm just not sure of the practical application for a temporary paint.
If it were permanent and available to reflect in other colors, I'd want some.
It would be cool to sprays riders' clothing from head to toe, and *not* the bikes. It would make for some cool pics. Like looking at subjects with FLIR.
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It's surprising how few colors some car makers have available.
I've noticed that, too.
I remember when there might be 10-12, maybe more, colors to choose from.
And I see that a few manufacturers don't have black as an interior color, just shades of gray.