Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25343309-20150328012833/@comment-25396609-20150424142530

Carbon nano-tubes? those are the current touchstone for all things sci-fi and lazy.

another possibility is something like [http://armilcfs.com/refractory-products/high-temperature-ropes-and-braids.html this. the rope used as seals around the door on certian kinds of fireplace.]