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Wes[_2_] Wes[_2_] is offline
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David Lesher wrote:

It would be made from spring steel, say coat-hanger diameter, in s
specific shape. Key to its use would be it could be bent in one way to
deploy it, but it would revert to its original shape.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape_memory_alloy

HTH,

Wes