Crossing both together would take more than *a little* effort genetically, I think.

--Lee

Crossbreeding plants of different species is not done the same way as with animals of different species by altering the genes, it can be done during the growth of the plants.  You literally cut both species of plants in half.  Then you take the top half of one species and glue it to the stem of the other species.  Then you take the seed that is produced, germinate it, backcross it or continue the process with other species until you have a hybrid plant that meets your expectations.  It is slightly more complicated than this, but I am trying to keep it simple here.

Crossbreeding plants of different species is an easier method than genetically modifying them in the lab.  It may take 2, 3, or even 4 generations of crossbreeding in order to get a hybrid plant that meets your expectations.  Crossbreeding plants of different species is much different than genetically altering the genes in order to crossbreed animals of different species.  It is also much different than trying to crossbreed a cat with a dog.  It won't happen without a lot of effort genetically because they are different species.

This technique of cross breeding different species is not possible to do with animals, but it is possible to do with plants.  Don't say plants of different species can't be cross breaded easily because you can't crossbreed animals of different species without a lot of effort genetically.  This is not the case with plants.  You could take a gene from antifreeze and genetically modify a tomato plant in the lab so it could survive lower temperatures without getting frost damage (they are actually in the process of doing this now), but we don't need to use that method here.   Do your own research in cross breeding plants, and you will see what I am saying is accurate.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_breeding


GB

Jerry,

I finding it very interesting that you mentioned Acacia as a choice for growing the carbon nano tubes.  The ark of the covenant and other things were built with acacia wood overlaid in pure gold in the instructions to build the tabernacle or the spacecraft.  A spacecraft built with acacia grown carbon nano tubes may also represent the burning bush mentioned in Exodus.  The burning of incense may also represent acacia.  I'm starting to see where this is all going.  You definitely have my attention, and thank you for pointing me in the right direction.  I have to re-read everything again, so I can have a better understanding of the symbolism used for the perfect spacecraft.  I may need a little guidance, but I'm not too far off the yellow brick road.


Take care,


GB

Hi GB.

I have something weird that goes on in my mind every single moment, I see symbology in everything. everything around me is a symbol of some sort.

Jerry

This happens to me from time to time.  It may span for a day, a week, or sometimes a month each time.  Then everything will be back to normal in my mind.  It comes and goes as it pleases.  Your's appears to not come and go, but is constant with you.  The only way to understand the symbolism, is when it wishes you too.  I understand exactly what you are experiencing.

Take care,

GB

Jerry,

The honey oil extracted from the plant are carbon compounds.  Extract the honey oil from the plant.  Mix a batch of cornstarch with water or milk to a consistency in this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq3ZjY0Uf-g   Watch the entire video.  This is your milk.

Now mix the milk with the honey oil.  It will have properties of a gel and act like a solid with heat and pressure, which is part of the process to create a Carbon Aerogel.  This is the promised land, "the land flowing with milk and honey" or the land flowing with carbon aerogel spacecrafts.


Take care,

GB


Edit:  Here is another video of a pool filled with cornstarch and water, which is a non-newtonian fluid.  When stress is applied to the liquid it exhibits properties of a solid.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2XQ97XHjVw&NR=1

Non-newtonian fluids, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non_Newtonian_fluid

Hi GB.

it would probably require a vacuum injector like the ones used in wood treatment plants to remove the fluids from the wood via vacuum boiling, the wood fibers could then be further refined by boiling the fibers in an inert fluid to separate the fibers even further. once the fibers are singular stranded then we could possibly introduce your idea of Aerogel process.

Since I don't have a high quality lab and a really good vacuum chamber all I can do is wait until I get some research money to go through the steps of working out the details.

I am pretty sure we would need a very good vacuum chamber for starters to boil away fluids in the wood fibers first.

but as soon as the fibers are set and molded then the fiber casting need to be Kilned with the proper aerogel fluids and gases and pressures involved to convert the carbon nano tube fibers to 'quasi carbon-nano-tube' aerogels.

maintaining super low weight ratios but keeping the Ultra Hardness of the material. the refractive rate of such a material would be pretty great but it would be almost invisible to the eye at a distance.

I also wanted to point out that induction heating coils could be used to flash heat the materials to induce very fast crystalization under controlled pressures inside a control chamber. I have seen Ice cubes heated so fast that they actually turn white hot before they have a chance to melt.

here is a process showing just that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLwaPP9cxT4

Jerry