Silly story?

Worthy of an April 1st item, but apparently quite true - a team in America have come up with a quick fix for potholes - silly putty!  No, really - the stuff will naturally spread out to take the shape of the pothole, and then when traffic drives over it, it will solidify.  It's not being put forward as a long-term solution, but just something which can be deployed quickly and which will last for a few weeks until the section of road can be resurfaced. And then apparently it can be taken up and re-used.  Brilliant!