Surfboard fin and internet: what they have in common
- Step 1. Surfboard fin — is part of — Surfboard. The board’s fin.
- Step 2. Surfboard — is made of — Fibreglass. Fibreglass.
- Step 3. Fibreglass — is material for — Heat shield. Ablative shields are fibreglass with phenolic resin.
- Step 4. Heat shield — is part of — Space Shuttle. Heat-shield tiles.
- Step 5. Space Shuttle — is made of — Silica (sand). The heat-shield tiles are silica fibre.
- Step 6. Silica (sand) — is material for — Internet. The backbones are silica optical fibre.