carrot fibre

[kopend]

is there such a thing as carrot fibre

i heard - a while ago - they were trying to make fishing rods out of it!!

and if there is such a product how does it compare with carbon fibre ??

[rowanwitch]

not too strong but you can see it in the dark..

[gingejbee]

Sure it's not carbon-fibre?

[gingejbee]

..sorry! missed the last bit!

[Graham-W]

http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/curran.html
nb This may well have been published on April 1st.

[ChuckFickens]

I'm not so sure it is a joke...

http://www.guardian.c...07/feb/09/news.uknews
Posted feb09 (a bit early or late for new stories about Aprils fools)

they also tend not to span publications...
http://images.busines...1/0128_material/1.htm

and Curran seems to be a genuine product..
http://www.cellucomp.com/

[gumboil]

Looks bona fide to me too;

http://news.bbc.co.uk..._and_east/6342381.stm