A while back I was at an art course and we were using acrylic paints and we learned that after washing our brushes (in water in a jar) we shouldn't tip the water down the drain, but rather, on a remote garden bed. I probably need to look into that more, but at least filtering keeps it out of the water table.
I googled this and I found
www.montmarte.com.au
I had a theory in my head last year that a possible reason we find no other intelligent, space-faring civilizations is that mico-plastics are a common/universal creation... and eventually fatal to a civilization.
You just don't discover the peril for 150 years!
Sweet dreams.
Wouldn't that mean fossil fuels are universal? That every nascent civilization finds itself coincidentally sitting on top of a vast amount of carboniferous biomass, sequestered over a million years by geological processes?I had a theory in my head last year that a possible reason we find no other intelligent, space-faring civilizations is that mico-plastics are a common/universal creation... and eventually fatal to a civilization.
You just don't discover the peril for 150 years!
Sweet dreams.
I'm going to step in and say that I think fossil fuels are almost a requirement to reach the level of technological development we've reached. It may be possible to develop solar power, wind power, maybe even nuclear power without fossil fuels, but fossil fuels get you there fast and relatively cheap, but with the huge environmental costs.
Great tips, thanks very much!I googled this and I found
10 tips for how to dispose of acrylic paint thoughtfully
Though it can be hard at times, it’s never too late to start protecting our environment. But how can we care and create at the same time? When it comes to acrylic painting, there are ways to paint more sustainably, keeping our planet in mind, so here are 10 tips on how to dispose of acrylic...
Coincidentally I have been recently reading a number of articles claiming that paint particles make up something like 35% of the micro plastics in the ocean. And a remarkable % of the paint are from terrestrial origins, not just ship paint and other marine building/plant, e.g.,I googled this and I found
10 tips for how to dispose of acrylic paint thoughtfully
Though it can be hard at times, it’s never too late to start protecting our environment. But how can we care and create at the same time? When it comes to acrylic painting, there are ways to paint more sustainably, keeping our planet in mind, so here are 10 tips on how to dispose of acrylic...
www.yalescientific.org
I have been to coastal places, where temporary residents use house-paint to write graffiti on the rocks along the shore.Coincidentally I have been recently reading a number of articles claiming that paint particles make up something like 35% of the micro plastics in the ocean. And a remarkable % of the paint are from terrestrial origins, not just ship paint and other marine building/plant, e.g.,
Painting the Ocean: More Deadly than Fun – Yale Scientific Magazine
I don't know but IMO they should have a very large paint brush shoved up their butt regardless. What possesses people to be such losers...
Must have been watching it on Dave!
Bob Park in Voodoo Science mentions this - that iron is blood is diamegnetic and so woul at best be weakly pushed away by magnets. However the magnets used by quacks are the same as fridge magnets - ie strips of alternating north-south, south-north which generates a strong field close in but dies off quickly. He said you can test this by seeing how many sheets of paper you can stick to metal using one and guage how likely (spoiler - not) for any magnetic force to get through skin.
Yes, the presentation specified that it would be done during transfusions - in a "dialysis-like" situation where a much stronger magnetic gradient can be applied in a controlled way.
Cool! One tiny step closer to sustainable fusion power. Only about ten thousand more of those to go.
I know a specialist in xyz who was brought in on issues found in the ITER project. They are game-breaking. The decision was to bury the information; the issues remain unresolved. Can't say more, but ITER is a zombie project that cannot die due to an impossible need to recover sunk costs.How to find an aircraft carrier in a haystack:
ITER completes world's largest and most powerful pulsed magnet system
In a landmark achievement for fusion energy, ITER has completed all components for the world's largest, most powerful pulsed superconducting electromagnet system.phys.org
ITER project's main magnet has been assembled, and is the strongest magnet in the world: it is strong enough to lift an aircraft carrier.
That is what this specialist put in question. But who knows, failures have as many lessons as successes, often more.
studyfinds.org
Oh, they'll be a big hit among the 3D printed dolphins.Scientists Create 3D-Printed Calamari With More Protein Than Real Squid
Scientists successfully 3D printed plant-based calamari rings using mung bean protein and microalgae, creating a seafood alternative that closely matches real squid in texture and even surpasses it in protein content.
Lots of sensationalism there if you ask me, do they really need to 3d print it? Also, seems like a limited audience for this product. I mean, the venn diagram of folks that really like calamari and want fake meat is probably pretty small.
arstechnica.com
Yeah, evolutionarily speaking, once he's successfully mated with a female, whether he lives or dies after that doesn't much matter. In fact, being consumed by his mate might even help contribute to the next generation, as that's one less meal she has to find.May I present the Detaching Penis Spider, for your edification?
Spider's Detachable Penis Finishes Without Him
Some males in cannibalistic species have detachable genitalia, which break off after mating. This means they can only mate once or twice, but researchers have discovered that the sex organ keeps transferring sperm into the female even after it is no longewww.livescience.com
It leaves its thingy in the female, possibly to stop other males mating with her, or maybe to stop her killing and eating him, a distressingly common habit among invertebrates. Either way, you have to wonder about the very first male spider to do this. He must have had balls- but not much else!
Kind of interesting but it doesn't let you see in infrared the same way your eyes can see visible light.Infrared contact lenses let you see in the dark
Mice and humans were able to detect infrared light, even with their eyes closed, with limited resolution.
Infrared Contact Lenses
Neat!
They can distinguish between light and dark in a general direction, but cannot see fine details like your eyes can see in normal light.
Some spider species practice matriphagy, the spiderlings eat their mother to get a start in life.
www.sciencealert.com
www.bbc.co.uk
www.sapiens.org
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Interesting, as I've also heard it suggested that one of the first mechanical inventions of mankind is the "atlatl," or spear thrower, which multiplies that innate ability.I be recently came upon a number of reports on throwing. The evolution of the human ability to throw. It appears that the ability to throw, both mechanical and neurological seems to be be very important in the evolution of humans. Throwing is a unique human skill, it evolved in earlier hominids about 2 Myr ago. Our first tools were probably throwing things, rocks. Male humans evolved to be better at throwing than females.
Origins of human throwing unlocked
Early humans evolved to throw about two millions years ago, during a time when hunting intensified, according to new research.The Evolution of Throwing
Homo sapiens has a throwing arm that sets it apart. Athletes are helping anthropologists understand this prowess.The uniquely human capacity to throw evolved from a non-throwing primate: an evolutionary dissociation between action and perception - PMC
Humans are uniquely endowed with the ability to engage in accurate, high-momentum throwing. Underlying this ability is a unique morphological adaptation that enables the characteristic rotation of the arm and pelvis. What is unknown is whether the ...The uniquely human capacity to throw evolved from a non-throwing primate: an evolutionary dissociation between action and perception - PMC
Humans are uniquely endowed with the ability to engage in accurate, high-momentum throwing. Underlying this ability is a unique morphological adaptation that enables the characteristic rotation of the arm and pelvis. What is unknown is whether the ...
It is known that the atlatl was invented independently in many different areas of the world very early in human development.
It is interesting to think how much of our tool making ability came from throwing ability. Throwing requires a number of neurological adaptions, it is even suggested that the neurological adaptions to throw facilitated language development. and the hand and arm adaption to throwing facilitated more general tool making. you could argue our species should be termed Homo iaculator.
I thought I have read somewhere that monkeys or apes would pelt a attacker with their feces - when they are safely above in the trees.
