Starlite is a material claimed to be able to withstand and insulate from extremes of heat. It was created by an amateur chemist Maurice Ward who died recently (hiding its secrets). When tested in labs, it is found that it has properties of an ideal insulation material. It can be just painted to insulated any surface.
Under tests Starlite withstands attack by a laser beam producing a temperature of 10,000 degrees Celsius. Live demonstrations on Tomorrow's World and BBC Radio 4 showed that Starlite could keep an egg cold even under five minutes of blowtorch attack, and would also prevent a blowtorch from damaging a human hand.
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Ward maintained that his invention was worth billions, and demanded 51% profits from commercialization, which may have hindered Starlite's commercialisation.
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Before his death in an interview he told that his family knows its secret. Starlite didn't die with him
Egg and Wood remained cold unharmed
Egg remained cold
His youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/mauricewardstarlite/videos
Blog: http://mauricewardstarlite.blogspot.com/