Monomolecular wire, not monofilament!

On Sun, 10 May 1998 11:11:42 -0700, Samuel Reynolds
<reynol@primenet.com> wrote:

> Can we say "monowire", as used in some gaming systems (e.g., GURPS)

Thank you! This was bugging me, too. Monofilament wire is simply a wire made
from one filament. A piece of copper wire, with the outer case stripped off,
could be a monofilament wire.

A monomolecular wire, found in Larry Niven's stuff, et al, is wire that is one
molecule thick. It should cut through just about anything.

> Now we just need some rules for how MF would work. There are a lot of

<pedant> Can we say "monowire", as used in some gaming systems (e.g., GURPS)
for monomolecular wire, instead of monofilament, as used in nylon fishing
line? The term "monofilament," as commonly used, describes
a line or cord that is a single, non-crystaline, non-woven strand,
as in the monofilament nylon line commonly used with a rod and reel for
catching fish.
</pedant>

- Sam